Fiat Sunlight MOT reliability

Fiat Sunlights passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 460 tests in 2025. 1,048 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

89%

MOTs analysed

460

Still licensed (GB)

1,048

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2019 diesel

79 MOTs

These figures come from 79 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 20,333 (most between 13,581 and 31,593).

2021: 0% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (2.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.5%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.3%)
Position lamp: not working (1.3%)

Where 2019 Sunlights fail

Lights & electrics

6.3%

Wheels & tyres

2.5%

Brakes

1.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.3%

Suspension & axles

1.3%

Visibility & wipers

1.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.