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

First-time pass rate66.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-10 points
Tests analysed828
Average mileage at test98,681 miles
Average year of manufacture1998
Reliability rank1,836 of 2,005 models

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. On a Fiat Coupe bought as a 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 what damaged Fiat Coupes actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Coupe

  1. Braking effort inadequate at a wheel, 2.1% of tests (54.37x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3% of tests (17.69x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 3.7% of tests (12.54x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 2.4% of tests (11.04x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 2.3% of tests (5.89x the national rate for this defect)
  6. 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., 2.3% of tests (5.86x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 5.7% of tests (5.85x the national rate for this defect)
  8. 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, 4.6% of tests (5.56x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 1.7% of tests (4.58x the national rate for this defect)
  10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 6.4% of tests (3.62x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,102 DVSA-tracked Fiat Coupe tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.7% of these flagged Fiat Coupe defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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