4,764 tests in 2025
Fiat Unclassified reliability and MOT pass rate
86.8% passed first time. The 13.2% fail rate is 9.4 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 10 years old with 28,455 miles.
Pass rate
86.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 13.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
28,455 mi
10 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 997 | 5.7% |
| 6-9 years | 1,375 | 7.9% |
| 10-13 years | 1,324 | 12.8% |
| 14+ years | 1,064 | 27.8% |
What the Unclassified 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 equipment7 dangerous47.1%
- Brakes34 dangerous28.5%
- Suspension13 dangerous20.1%
- Visibility18.5%
- Body, chassis, structure6 dangerous17%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems8.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous7.9%
- Tyres50 dangerous7.9%
Is the Unclassified getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.2 points to 13.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.3 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,564 | 8 | 13% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 5,050 | 8 | 12.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 4,166 | 9 | 13.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 4,764 | 10 | 13.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Unclassified 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 Unclassified in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively61 tests
- 2Outline marker lamp: not working58 tests
- 3Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements58 tests
- 4Position lamp: not working43 tests
- 5Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength37 tests
- 6Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect36 tests
- 7SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault34 tests
- 8Washers: not working34 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Unclassified collects 2.33 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 structure289 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm157 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine155 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened152 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn129 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded105 tests
- 7Wheel bearings: has excessive play82 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick76 tests
Questions
What is the Fiat Unclassified MOT pass rate?
86.8% of the 4,764 Fiat Unclassified first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 13.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Fiat Unclassified usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 61 failed tests, followed by "Outline marker lamp: not working" and "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 47.1% of failures, brakes appears in 28.5% of failures, suspension appears in 20.1% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 5.7%; at 14+ years it was 27.8%. The median Fiat Unclassified tested in 2025 was 10 years old with 28,455 miles.
Is the Fiat Unclassified getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.2 points to 13.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.3 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 Unclassified 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%
- Fiorino 30.5%
- Grand Punto 37.2%
- Scudo 38.9%
- 500e 12.2%
- Qubo 31.8%
- Bravo 42%
- Roller Team 8.5%
- Fullback 14.3%
Checking a particular Unclassified?
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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