Fiat Ducato Motorhome: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Ducato Motorhome fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 2.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 518 individual Fiat Ducato Motorhome tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 74.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 26 in every 100 Fiat Ducato Motorhomes 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 Ducato Motorhome tested had covered 52,766 miles and was built around 2006.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Fiat Ducato Motorhome sits 2.2 points below the national average, ranked 1,636 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 Ducato Motorhome 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 Ducato Motorhomes at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Ducato Motorhome

1. 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, 4.9% of tests (5.18x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 4.1% of tests (3.16x the national rate for this defect)
3. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.3% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this defect)
4. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 5.3% of tests (2.25x the national rate for this defect)
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 3.1% of tests (1.86x the national rate for this defect)
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.9% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
7. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 2.5% of tests (6.15x the national rate for this defect)
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.3% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this defect)
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.3% of tests
10. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.2% of tests (10.09x the national rate for this defect)

From 511 DVSA-tracked Fiat Ducato Motorhome tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.17% of these flagged Fiat Ducato Motorhome defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Fiat Ducato Motorhome

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 Ducato Motorhome before it actually fails on it.

1. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 9.4% of tests (14.47x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 7% of tests (5.66x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
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, 6.3% of tests (4.12x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 5.5% of tests (2.74x the national rate for this advisory)
5. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 6.3% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 12.1% of tests (1.96x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 6.7% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this advisory)
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 15.3% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.4% of tests, also fails
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.4% of tests

From 511 DVSA-tracked Fiat Ducato Motorhome 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

• DS Ds3 - 74.6%
• Nissan Patrol - 74.6%
• Austin MINI 1000 City E - 74.5%
• Ford Focus - 74.4%
• Kia Rio - 74.3%
• Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - 74.3%

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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