Fiat Motorhome: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Motorhome fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 2.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,146 individual Fiat Motorhome tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 74% first-time pass rate means roughly 26 in every 100 Fiat 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 Motorhome tested had covered 57,032 miles and was built around 2005.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Fiat Motorhome sits 2.7 points below the national average, ranked 1,646 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 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 Motorhomes at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Motorhome

1. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 4.8% of tests (11.71x the national rate for this defect)
2. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2% of tests (9.16x the national rate for this defect)
3. Audible warning inoperative, 1.9% of tests (6.61x the national rate for this defect)
4. 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, 5.3% of tests (5.57x the national rate for this defect)
5. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.8% of tests (4.02x the national rate for this defect)
6. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.9% of tests (2.91x the national rate for this defect)
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3% of tests (2.87x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.6% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this defect)
9. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.2% of tests (2.43x the national rate for this defect)
10. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,149 DVSA-tracked Fiat Motorhome tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.23% of these flagged Fiat 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 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 Motorhome before it actually fails on it.

1. Power steering pipe, hose or wiring excessively damaged or corroded, 4.6% of tests (47.17x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 10.7% of tests (16.49x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 7.4% of tests (5.98x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. 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, 6.7% of tests (4.38x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 3.1% of tests (2.41x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.4% of tests (2.19x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 5.4% of tests (1.9x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 8.8% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 11.7% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.6% of tests

From 2,149 DVSA-tracked Fiat 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

• Toyota Landcruiser Estate - 74.1%
• Mazda 6 - 74%
• Suzuki Alto - 74%
• Renault R5 - 74%
• SEAT Toledo - 73.9%
• Lexus Rx350 - 73.9%

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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All 2,005 models ranked by MOT pass rate