2012 Fiat Doblo Cargo: MOT pass rate and reliability

64.3% of 2012 Fiat Doblo Cargos pass the MOT first time, measured across 370 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 115,513 miles.

How the 2012 compares

• Against all Fiat Doblo Cargos (61.6%, 2,428 tests): +2.7 points
• Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): -6.5 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 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Doblo Cargo:

What this means if you are buying a 2012 Doblo Cargo

The 2012 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.7 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 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 2012 Fiat Doblo Cargo the average at test was 115,513 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.

2012 is the strongest year on record for this model at 64.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2007 Fiat Doblo Cargo - 58.5%
• 2010 Fiat Doblo Cargo - 61.9%
• 2011 Fiat Doblo Cargo - 59.1%

All Fiat Doblo Cargo MOT data · Every model