2018 Fiat Fullback: MOT pass rate and reliability
85.2% of 2018 Fiat Fullbacks pass the MOT first time, measured across 999 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 70,201 miles.
How the 2018 compares
- Against all Fiat Fullbacks (86.1%, 2,842 tests): -0.9 points
- Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): -0.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Fiat Fullback model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Fullback:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 84% | 300 | 87,875 |
| 2017 | 87.2% | 1,275 | 73,557 |
| 2018 | 85.2% | 999 | 70,201 |
| 2019 | 86.2% | 268 | 62,230 |
What this means if you are buying a 2018 Fullback
The 2018 sits close to the Fiat Fullback average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 an 8-year-old car fails on
A 2018 car is 8 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 2018 Fiat Fullback the average at test was 70,201 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 2017 at 87.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2016 at 84%. That 3.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2016 Fiat Fullback - 84%
- 2017 Fiat Fullback - 87.2%
- 2019 Fiat Fullback - 86.2%