Fiat Coupe: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Coupe fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 10 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 828 individual Fiat Coupe tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 66.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 33 in every 100 Fiat Coupes presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Fiat Coupe tested had covered 98,681 miles and was built around 1998.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Fiat Coupe sits 10 points below the national average, ranked 1,836 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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 Coupe 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 recorded closing bids for damaged Fiat Coupes at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Coupe

1. Braking effort inadequate at a wheel, 2.5% of tests (53.17x the national rate for this defect)
2. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 4.1% of tests (19.25x the national rate for this defect)
3. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 5% of tests (13.99x the national rate for this defect)
4. Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 3.4% of tests (12.44x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 3.4% of tests (6.47x the national rate for this defect)
6. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 6% of tests (6.4x the national rate for this defect)
7. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 3.1% of tests (6.15x the national rate for this defect)
8. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 7.7% of tests (5.94x the national rate for this defect)
9. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 2.1% of tests (4.95x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 8.3% of tests (3.55x the national rate for this defect)

From 828 DVSA-tracked Fiat Coupe tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.88% of these flagged Fiat Coupe defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Fiat Coupe

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Fiat Coupe before it actually fails on it.

1. A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched, 3.4% of tests (6.03x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 7.2% of tests (5.82x the national rate for this advisory)
3. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 8% of tests (5.25x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 21.4% of tests (4.52x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 4.1% of tests (3.23x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 15.5% of tests (2.78x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 2.8% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 6.5% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 14.1% of tests (2.28x the national rate for this advisory)
10. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 9.7% of tests (1.87x the national rate for this advisory)

From 828 DVSA-tracked Fiat Coupe tests, 2024.

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

• Ssangyong Rodius - 66.8%
• Mazda Demio - 66.8%
• SEAT Arosa - 66.7%
• Toyota Celica - 66.6%
• Fiat 500 L - 66.5%
• Nissan Figaro - 66.5%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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