Fiat Auto Trail MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Fiat Auto Trail took 9,684 MOT tests in Britain and passed 90% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 9,684
First-time pass rate: 90%
All cars: 71%

What the Auto Trail fails on

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

Lights and electrics4.2% (all cars 11.3%)
Visibility2.7% (all cars 4.8%)
Brakes1.3% (all cars 6.8%)
Seat belts and airbags1.3% (all cars 1.0%)
Tyres0.8% (all cars 6.4%)
Exhaust and emissions0.8% (all cars 3.1%)
Suspension0.5% (all cars 9.0%)
Body and structure0.4% (all cars 3.5%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.2%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault 1.1%
Headlamp aim: too low 0.9%
Outline marker lamp: not working 0.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 0.7%
Headlamp aim: too high 0.6%
Position lamp: not working 0.5%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 0.4%

Most common advisories

Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 6.2%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.4%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 1.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 1.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin 0.5%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 0.4%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 0.4%
Individual direction indicators: slightly discoloured 0.3%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2012	483	86%
2013	609	87%
2014	626	87%
2015	1,120	90%
2016	1,273	92%
2017	1,360	92%
2018	1,608	91%
2019	1,474	90%
2020	832	91%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	9,287 miles
4 years	10,885 miles
5 years	14,047 miles
6 years	16,591 miles
7 years	19,859 miles
8 years	22,557 miles
9 years	25,603 miles
10 years	27,620 miles
11 years	30,180 miles
12 years	32,226 miles

Check a particular Auto Trail

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Fiat models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, 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.