Fiat Adria MOT failures and reliability

The Fiat Adria is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 91% of its 1,437 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 19 points better than the 72% for all cars. That ranks it 1st of the 31 Fiat models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Fiat Adria MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 1,437
First-time pass rate: 91%
All cars: 72%

Fiat Adria MOT strengths and weak spots

The Fiat Adria fails less often than the average car in every area of the test we measure.

It does best on suspension, where 0.5% of Fiat Adria tests failed against 9.1% for all cars.

At 8 years old the average Fiat Adria had covered 26,800 miles, about 3,400 a year.

The single most common failure on the Fiat Adria was wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 2.1% of tests.

What the Fiat Adria fails on

Share of Fiat Adria tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics3.5% (all cars 10.7%)
Visibility2.6% (all cars 4.4%)
Brakes1.1% (all cars 6.3%)
Seat belts and airbags0.8% (all cars 0.9%)
Exhaust and emissions0.7% (all cars 3.1%)
Tyres0.6% (all cars 6.3%)
Body and structure0.5% (all cars 3.3%)
Suspension0.5% (all cars 9.1%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.1%
Headlamp aim: too low 0.8%
Headlamp aim: too high 0.7%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault 0.6%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 0.6%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.4%
Rear fog lamp: not working 0.4%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 0.3%

Most common advisories

Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.0%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin 1.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 1.3%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 0.7%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 0.6%
Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 0.5%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 0.4%

Typical mileage by age

Average Fiat Adria odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	12,754 miles
4 years	16,481 miles
5 years	17,499 miles
6 years	18,928 miles
7 years	22,130 miles
8 years	26,800 miles

Check a particular Fiat Adria

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Fiat Adria. For one Fiat Adria's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.

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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.