68,239 tests in 2025
Fiat Ducato reliability and MOT pass rate
78.1% passed first time. The 21.9% fail rate is 0.7 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 17 years old with 46,809 miles.
Pass rate
78.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 21.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
46,809 mi
17 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 4,724 | 6.9% |
| 6-9 years | 8,212 | 12.5% |
| 10-13 years | 9,338 | 14.7% |
| 14+ years | 45,076 | 27.1% |
What the Ducato fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment190 dangerous46.5%
- Brakes1,483 dangerous38.8%
- Suspension284 dangerous29.4%
- Body, chassis, structure350 dangerous25.3%
- Visibility6 dangerous18.6%
- Noise, emissions and leaks39 dangerous10.1%
- Tyres1,368 dangerous8.9%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems8 dangerous6.4%
Is the Ducato getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.8 points to 22.3% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 71,294 | — | 21.5% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 71,184 | — | 21.4% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 60,078 | — | 22.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 65,069 | — | 22.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Ducato at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Ducato in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength1,619 tests
- 2Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements1,585 tests
- 3Service brake performance: excessively binding1,397 tests
- 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively1,297 tests
- 5Position lamp: not working1,106 tests
- 6Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements1,004 tests
- 7Rear fog lamp: not working959 tests
- 8Outline marker lamp: not working916 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Ducato collects 2.72 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure4,721 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3,996 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine3,861 tests
- 4Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded3,376 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,869 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2,570 tests
- 7Wheel bearings: has excessive play2,528 tests
- 8Service brake performance: excessively binding2,244 tests
Questions
What is the Fiat Ducato MOT pass rate?
78.1% of the 68,239 Fiat Ducato first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 21.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Fiat Ducato usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", recorded on 1,619 failed tests, followed by "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements" and "Service brake performance: excessively binding". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 46.5% of failures, brakes appears in 38.8% of failures, suspension appears in 29.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 6.9%; at 14+ years it was 27.1%. The median Fiat Ducato tested in 2025 was 17 years old with 46,809 miles.
Is the Fiat Ducato getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.8 points to 22.3% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Ducato trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 36 safety recalls naming the Fiat Ducato: Fiat Ducato recalls.
Other Fiat models
Checking a particular Ducato?
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