2021 Fiat Tipo: MOT pass rate and reliability

85% of 2021 Fiat Tipos pass the MOT first time, measured across 320 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 27,373 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Fiat Tipos (77.7%, 12,210 tests): +7.3 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): -5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat Tipo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Tipo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2016 76.5% 1,162 61,275
2017 74.2% 6,066 61,692
2018 78.1% 2,016 49,208
2019 84% 1,571 40,176
2020 86.5% 1,029 31,950
2021 85% 320 27,373

What this means if you are buying a 2021 Tipo

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 7.3 points more often than the Fiat Tipo 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 2021 Fiat Tipo the average at test was 27,373 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 2020 at 86.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2017 at 74.2%. That 12.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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