Fiat Benimar MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Fiat Benimar took 1,113 MOT tests in Britain and passed 89% 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: 1,113
First-time pass rate: 89%
All cars: 71%

What the Benimar fails on

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

Lights and electrics4.6% (all cars 11.3%)
Visibility4.2% (all cars 4.8%)
Seat belts and airbags1.6% (all cars 1.0%)
Brakes1.4% (all cars 6.8%)
Exhaust and emissions0.4% (all cars 3.1%)
Tyres0.4% (all cars 6.4%)
Suspension0.2% (all cars 9.0%)
Body and structure0.2% (all cars 3.5%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.9%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault 1.6%
Outline marker lamp: not working 1.4%
Headlamp aim: too low 1.1%
Headlamp aim: too high 0.8%
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements 0.6%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 0.4%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 0.4%

Most common advisories

Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 3.6%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 1.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 1.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 0.7%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 0.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin 0.4%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 0.3%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged 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
2017	307	89%
2018	321	88%
2019	335	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	8,458 miles
4 years	10,683 miles
5 years	13,874 miles
6 years	16,611 miles

Check a particular Benimar

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.