2020 Fiat Auto Trail: MOT pass rate and reliability

95.3% of 2020 Fiat Auto Trails pass the MOT first time, measured across 614 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 12,140 miles.

How the 2020 compares

  • Against all Fiat Auto Trails (92.9%, 9,705 tests): +2.4 points
  • Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): +5.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat Auto Trail model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2020 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Auto Trail:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2012 90% 422 32,902
2013 91.2% 600 29,777
2014 89.7% 623 29,050
2015 91.8% 1,118 25,453
2016 92.8% 1,301 22,893
2017 94.3% 1,300 19,430
2018 94.8% 1,590 16,840
2019 94.3% 1,457 14,006
2020 95.3% 614 12,140
2021 95% 398 9,673

What this means if you are buying a 2020 Auto Trail

The 2020 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.4 points more often than the Fiat Auto Trail average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 6-year-old car fails on

A 2020 car is 6 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2020 Fiat Auto Trail the average at test was 12,140 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2020 is the strongest year on record for this model at 95.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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