Fiat Ulysse MOT reliability

Fiat Ulysses passed their MOT first time 61% of the time across 118 tests in 2025. 77 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

61%

MOTs analysed

118

Still licensed (GB)

77

Body type

Hatchback

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

2005 diesel

24 MOTs

These figures come from 24 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 63%. Typical mileage 111,731 (most between 86,777 and 129,809).

2006: 97% → 2007: 88% → 2008: 66% → 2009: 56% → 2010: 55% → 2011: 52% → 2012: 48% → 2013: 47% → 2014: 44% → 2015: 49% → 2016: 49% → 2017: 47% → 2018: 44% → 2019: 45% → 2020: 48% → 2021: 52% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 49% → 2024: 53% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (8.3%)
Position lamp: not working (8.3%)
Ball joint excessively worn (8.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.3%)
Exhaust system: system insecure (4.2%)

2005 petrol

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 43%. Typical mileage 99,219 (most between 82,543 and 121,559).

2007: 100% → 2008: 76% → 2009: 70% → 2010: 63% → 2011: 60% → 2012: 55% → 2013: 46% → 2014: 43% → 2015: 49% → 2016: 40% → 2017: 44% → 2018: 39% → 2019: 46% → 2020: 44% → 2021: 38% → 2022: 40% → 2023: 39% → 2024: 36% → 2025: 43%

Most common failures

Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (14.3%)
Headlamp: light intensity severely reduced (14.3%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (14.3%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (14.3%)
Headlamp: lens seriously defective (14.3%)

2005 lpg

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 135,063 (most between 135,056 and 135,070).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Service brake imbalance: across an axle (50.0%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (50.0%)
Exhaust system: system insecure (50.0%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (50.0%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (50.0%)

Where 2005 Ulysses fail

Suspension & axles

20.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

16.7%

Brakes

16.7%

Lights & electrics

16.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

12.5%

Visibility & wipers

12.5%

Wheels & tyres

8.3%

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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.