Fiat Talento MOT reliability

Fiat Talentos passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 3,077 tests in 2025. 2,905 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

3,077

Still licensed (GB)

2,905

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

323 MOTs

Passed first time 70%. Typical mileage 79,987 (most between 61,316 and 109,654).

2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 76% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 70%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (5.6%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (5.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.4%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (3.4%)
Ball joint excessively worn (3.1%)

Where 2019 Talentos fail

Suspension & axles

12.4%

Lights & electrics

8.7%

Brakes

7.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.2%

Steering

5.6%

Wheels & tyres

5.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.1%

Visibility & wipers

3.1%

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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.