2,597 tests in 2025
Fiat Fullback reliability and MOT pass rate
85.7% passed first time. The 14.3% fail rate is 8.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 77,535 miles.
Pass rate
85.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 14.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
77,535 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 2,597 | 14.3% |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Fullback 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.
- Brakes90 dangerous40.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment36.1%
- Suspension2 dangerous22.6%
- Tyres72 dangerous18.1%
- Visibility17.8%
- Body, chassis, structure7 dangerous9.2%
- Noise, emissions and leaks9.2%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems3.2%
Is the Fullback getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3.1 points to 14.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.6 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,935 | 5 | 11.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,923 | 6 | 13.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 2,442 | 7 | 14.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 2,597 | 8 | 14.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Fullback 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 Fullback in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick65 tests
- 2Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded45 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively37 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm35 tests
- 5Position lamp: not working35 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn29 tests
- 7Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps24 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords19 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Fullback collects 2.35 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm379 tests
- 2Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded326 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick277 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened135 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn98 tests
- 6Shock absorbers: damaged to the extent that it does not function73 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure65 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn46 tests
Questions
What is the Fiat Fullback MOT pass rate?
85.7% of the 2,597 Fiat Fullback first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 14.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Fiat Fullback usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded on 65 failed tests, followed by "Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, brakes appears in 40.2% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 36.1% of failures, suspension appears in 22.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 6-9 years it was 14.3%. The median Fiat Fullback tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 77,535 miles.
Is the Fiat Fullback getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3.1 points to 14.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.6 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
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 Fullback trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Fiat models
- 500 27.2%
- Panda 30.6%
- Unclassified 13.2%
- Qubo 31.8%
- Bravo 42%
- Roller Team 8.5%
- 124 12.2%
- Motorhome 26.6%
- Hymer 20.6%
- Talento 27.5%
Checking a particular Fullback?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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