Pontiac Fiero MOT reliability

Pontiac Fieros passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 15 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 15 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.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

15

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Coupe

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

1988 petrol

4 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 59,235 (most between 44,762 and 73,356).

2005: 67% → 2006: 43% → 2007: 58% → 2008: 57% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 73% → 2011: 54% → 2012: 64% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 77% → 2015: 64% → 2016: 78% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 25% → 2019: 69% → 2020: 67% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 57% → 2024: 33% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (25.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (25.0%)
Non catalyst emissions: emits dense blue smoke at idle (25.0%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (25.0%)
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating (25.0%)

Where 1988 Fieros fail

Brakes

25.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

25.0%

Suspension & axles

25.0%

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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.