Fiat Burstner: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Burstner passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 970 individual Fiat Burstner tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Fiat Burstners 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 Burstner tested had covered 20,847 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Fiat Burstner 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 Burstner 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 Burstners actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Burstner

1. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 1.2% of tests (3.72x the national rate for this defect)
2. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.8% of tests
3. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.7% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.7% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
6. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.5% of tests (2.86x the national rate for this defect)
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
9. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.2% of tests
10. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.2% of tests

From 1,650 DVSA-tracked Fiat Burstner tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 1.19% of these flagged Fiat Burstner 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

• Fiat 500 Sport Mhev - 90.7%
• Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue A - 90.7%
• Suzuki Swace Sz-T Hev Cvt - 90.7%
• Vauxhall Corsa Griffin Turbo - 90.7%
• Mitsubishi Asx Dynamic - 90.7%
• Volvo Xc60 R-Design D4 Auto - 90.7%

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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