Fiat Burstner MOT failures and reliability

The Fiat Burstner is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 88% of its 1,164 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 16 points better than the 72% for all cars. That ranks it 5th of the 31 Fiat models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Fiat Burstner MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 1,164
First-time pass rate: 88%
All cars: 72%

Fiat Burstner MOT strengths and weak spots

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

It does best on suspension, where 0.9% of Fiat Burstner tests failed against 9.1% for all cars.

At 9 years old the average Fiat Burstner had covered 27,188 miles, about 3,000 a year.

The single most common failure on the Fiat Burstner was wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 2.8% of tests.

What the Fiat Burstner fails on

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

Lights and electrics5.1% (all cars 10.7%)
Visibility3.8% (all cars 4.4%)
Brakes2.2% (all cars 6.3%)
Body and structure1.1% (all cars 3.3%)
Seat belts and airbags0.9% (all cars 0.9%)
Suspension0.9% (all cars 9.1%)
Tyres0.8% (all cars 6.3%)
Exhaust and emissions0.7% (all cars 3.1%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.8%
Headlamp aim: too high 1.3%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 1.1%
Outline marker lamp: not working 1.0%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault 0.9%
Headlamp aim: too low 0.9%
Washers: not working 0.4%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.4%

Most common advisories

Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 5.8%
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%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 1.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin 0.9%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 0.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 0.7%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s) 0.6%

Typical mileage by age

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

Age at test	Average mileage
4 years	13,516 miles
5 years	15,026 miles
6 years	17,186 miles
7 years	21,599 miles
8 years	24,279 miles
9 years	27,188 miles

Check a particular Fiat Burstner

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Fiat Burstner. For one Fiat Burstner'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.