2004 Fiat Doblo: MOT pass rate and reliability

54.6% of 2004 Fiat Doblos pass the MOT first time, measured across 710 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 115,942 miles.

How the 2004 compares

  • Against all Fiat Doblos (69.5%, 42,739 tests): -14.9 points
  • Against all 2004 cars (64%): -9.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat Doblo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Doblo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2003 55.2% 393 120,161
2004 54.6% 710 115,942
2005 56.4% 952 116,441
2006 61.7% 1,425 109,505
2007 61.7% 1,915 105,211
2008 65.8% 1,897 98,652
2009 67.3% 1,501 85,533
2010 65.2% 1,528 98,939
2011 65.1% 1,620 104,118
2012 64% 1,780 97,598
2013 76.1% 6,803 79,042
2014 68.2% 5,919 88,180
2015 71.4% 4,822 87,024
2016 70.2% 3,447 82,773
2017 71.3% 2,509 71,758
2018 76.7% 1,991 62,638
2019 76.1% 1,644 58,020
2020 79.3% 763 38,678
2021 75.7% 880 45,664

What this means if you are buying a 2004 Doblo

The 2004 is a weaker year for this model, passing 14.9 points less often than the Fiat Doblo average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2004 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 22-year-old car fails on

A 2004 car is 22 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 2004 Fiat Doblo the average at test was 115,942 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 2020 at 79.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 54.6%. That 24.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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