Fiat Sedici: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Sedici fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 19.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,179 individual Fiat Sedici tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 57.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 42 in every 100 Fiat Sedicis 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 Sedici tested had covered 98,148 miles and was built around 2007.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Fiat Sedici bought as a 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 Sedici 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 what damaged Fiat Sedicis actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Sedici

1. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 2.6% of tests (23.95x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 9.1% of tests (11.04x the national rate for this defect)
3. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.6% of tests (4.72x the national rate for this defect)
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 7.8% of tests (4.71x the national rate for this defect)
5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 4.2% of tests (4.53x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 16.6% of tests (4.49x the national rate for this defect)
7. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3% of tests (3.9x the national rate for this defect)
8. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.3% of tests (3.4x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.2% of tests (3.2x the national rate for this defect)
10. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.8% of tests (2.82x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,689 DVSA-tracked Fiat Sedici tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.37% of these flagged Fiat Sedici defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Fiat Sedici pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Fiat Sedici year:

• 2006 Fiat Sedici - 60.1% first-time pass, 331 tests
• 2007 Fiat Sedici - 52.8% first-time pass, 373 tests
• 2008 Fiat Sedici - 61.1% first-time pass, 288 tests

Fiat Sedici by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Fiat Sedici - 58% first-time pass, 752 tests
• Diesel Fiat Sedici - 58.7% first-time pass, 414 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

• Renault G Scenic D-Que Tt Energy Dciss - 58%
• Ldv Convoy - 58%
• Chevrolet Matiz - 57.7%
• Renault Modus - 57.5%
• Proton Gen-2 - 57.5%
• Peugeot 307 - 57.4%

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

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