Fiat Adria: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Adria passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 775 individual Fiat Adria tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Fiat Adrias presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Fiat Adria tested had covered 20,330 miles and was built around 2018.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Fiat Adria bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Fiat Adria rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Fiat Adrias actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Adria

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.1% of tests
2. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 1% of tests (3.13x the national rate for this defect)
3. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests
4. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.7% of tests
5. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.6% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this defect)
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.6% of tests
8. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
9. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.3% of tests (2.31x the national rate for this defect)
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.3% of tests

From 1,239 DVSA-tracked Fiat Adria tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.99% of these flagged Fiat Adria defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Fiat models

• Fiat 500 - 71.6%
• Fiat Panda - 69.3%
• Fiat Ducato - 77.1%
• Fiat Punto - 63.5%
• Fiat Doblo - 68.9%
• Fiat 500x - 79.2%
• Fiat 500l - 69.9%
• Fiat 500c - 70.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Vauxhall Mokka Sri Nav Premium Ev - 91.5%
• SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A - 91.5%
• Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 91.5%
• Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin Turbo - 91.5%
• Cupra Formentor V1 Phev S-A - 91.5%
• Land Rover Range Rover Sprt Svr Crbn Ed A - 91.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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