2020 Fiat Panda: MOT pass rate and reliability

92.7% of 2020 Fiat Pandas pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,419 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 20,127 miles.

How the 2020 compares

  • Against all Fiat Pandas (69.7%, 88,157 tests): +23 points
  • Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): +3.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat Panda model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2020 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Panda:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 56.3% 2,509 80,172
2005 58.6% 2,936 81,762
2006 57.9% 3,863 82,182
2007 59% 4,977 80,518
2008 60% 4,690 77,892
2009 63.2% 9,848 71,915
2010 62.9% 8,756 70,495
2011 65.3% 5,362 66,861
2012 71.2% 6,349 63,146
2013 73.2% 7,526 62,082
2014 75.9% 7,946 56,585
2015 77.5% 7,869 49,802
2016 79.7% 4,863 42,027
2017 83.1% 3,535 35,993
2018 85.5% 2,677 30,069
2019 86.5% 2,546 25,326
2020 92.7% 1,419 20,127

What this means if you are buying a 2020 Panda

The 2020 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 23 points more often than the Fiat Panda average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 6-year-old car fails on

A 2020 car is 6 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2020 Fiat Panda the average at test was 20,127 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.

2020 is the strongest year on record for this model at 92.7%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

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