1999 Fiat Ducato: MOT pass rate and reliability

65.8% of 1999 Fiat Ducatos pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,420 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 70,324 miles.

How the 1999 compares

  • Against all Fiat Ducatos (75.7%, 90,494 tests): -9.9 points
  • Against all 1999 cars (68.6%): -2.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat Ducato model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1999 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Ducato:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1990 63.4% 355 90,642
1991 60.4% 346 97,526
1992 61.1% 393 97,847
1993 56.2% 338 93,341
1994 62.4% 348 92,379
1995 60.5% 387 89,519
1996 62.6% 672 81,801
1997 63.2% 889 76,772
1998 63% 1,168 74,372
1999 65.8% 1,420 70,324
2000 66.3% 1,530 68,578
2001 67.4% 1,852 64,331
2002 68.1% 2,187 61,215
2003 69.5% 3,230 60,038
2004 69.3% 4,016 56,628
2005 72.1% 4,703 58,395
2006 72.4% 4,775 61,812
2007 74.8% 5,827 72,113
2008 77.8% 5,536 66,928
2009 79.8% 3,860 58,637
2010 80.4% 3,785 62,628
2011 78.9% 3,945 72,303
2012 81.1% 3,323 73,431
2013 80.4% 3,012 73,168
2014 77.6% 4,096 86,004
2015 77.6% 5,069 84,359
2016 79% 5,042 83,858
2017 77.3% 4,598 84,402
2018 80.7% 3,446 88,381
2019 82.6% 3,949 80,225
2020 81.5% 3,163 63,342
2021 86.3% 2,505 46,563

What this means if you are buying a 1999 Ducato

The 1999 is a weaker year for this model, passing 9.9 points less often than the Fiat Ducato average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 1999 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 27-year-old car fails on

A 1999 car is 27 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 1999 Fiat Ducato the average at test was 70,324 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 2021 at 86.3%, and the weakest in our data is 1993 at 56.2%. That 30.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1999 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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