2006 Fiat Doblo Cargo: MOT pass rate and reliability

63.6% of 2006 Fiat Doblo Cargos pass the MOT first time, measured across 231 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 123,039 miles.

How the 2006 compares

  • Against all Fiat Doblo Cargos (61.6%, 2,428 tests): +2 points
  • Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -0.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat Doblo Cargo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Doblo Cargo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2006 63.6% 231 123,039
2007 58.5% 349 123,122
2010 61.9% 365 123,777
2011 59.1% 416 123,798
2012 64.3% 370 115,513

What this means if you are buying a 2006 Doblo Cargo

The 2006 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2 points more often than the Fiat Doblo Cargo 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 20-year-old car fails on

A 2006 car is 20 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2006 Fiat Doblo Cargo the average at test was 123,039 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.

The strongest year for this model is 2012 at 64.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 58.5%. That 5.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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