Fiat Fiorino: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Fiorino fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 9.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 7,544 individual Fiat Fiorino tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 67.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 33 in every 100 Fiat Fiorinos 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 Fiorino tested had covered 95,919 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Fiat Fiorino sits 9.4 points below the national average, ranked 1,823 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 Fiorino 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 Fiorinos at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Fiorino

1. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 7.5% of tests (38.66x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn, 1.6% of tests (16x the national rate for this defect)
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 6.4% of tests (2.79x the national rate for this defect)
4. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2.4% of tests (2.69x the national rate for this defect)
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 4% of tests (2.39x the national rate for this defect)
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 3.4% of tests (2.03x the national rate for this defect)
7. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.5% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.8% of tests (1.9x the national rate for this defect)
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 5.5% of tests (1.71x the national rate for this defect)
10. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.5% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)

From 7,541 DVSA-tracked Fiat Fiorino tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.3% of these flagged Fiat Fiorino defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Fiat Fiorino

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 Fiorino before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 6.2% of tests (12.91x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 14% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 2.6% of tests (2.34x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 2.6% of tests (1.9x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 2.4% of tests (1.86x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 5.7% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 37.4% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 14.5% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 12.3% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.8% of tests

From 7,541 DVSA-tracked Fiat Fiorino tests, 2024.

Fiat Fiorino pass rate by model year

From its 2010 to its 2019 model year, the Fiat Fiorino's first-time pass rate has risen 19.9 points, from 61% to 80.9%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Fiat Fiorino year:

• 2009 Fiat Fiorino - 60.6% first-time pass, 236 tests
• 2010 Fiat Fiorino - 61% first-time pass, 603 tests
• 2011 Fiat Fiorino - 63.1% first-time pass, 839 tests
• 2012 Fiat Fiorino - 67% first-time pass, 727 tests
• 2013 Fiat Fiorino - 65.9% first-time pass, 917 tests
• 2014 Fiat Fiorino - 65.3% first-time pass, 935 tests
• 2015 Fiat Fiorino - 67.2% first-time pass, 769 tests
• 2016 Fiat Fiorino - 64% first-time pass, 503 tests
• 2017 Fiat Fiorino - 73% first-time pass, 444 tests
• 2018 Fiat Fiorino - 74.6% first-time pass, 409 tests
• 2019 Fiat Fiorino - 80.9% first-time pass, 808 tests

Fiat Fiorino by fuel type

The Fiat Fiorino's two most-tested fuel types split by 13.9 points: diesel passes first time 66.7% of the time (6,966 tests) against 80.6% for petrol (531 tests).

• Diesel Fiat Fiorino - 66.7% first-time pass, 6,966 tests
• Petrol Fiat Fiorino - 80.6% first-time pass, 531 tests

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

• Volvo 800 Series - 67.4%
• Nissan Murano - 67.4%
• Subaru Justy - 67.4%
• Vauxhall Frontera - 67.3%
• Chrysler Ypsilon - 67.1%
• Ford Puma - 67.1%

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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