Fiat Ducato MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Fiat Ducato took 73,583 MOT tests in Britain and passed 73% of them first time, close to 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: 73,583
First-time pass rate: 73%
All cars: 71%

What the Ducato fails on

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

Lights and electrics13.9% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes8.6% (all cars 6.8%)
Suspension6.4% (all cars 9.0%)
Body and structure5.5% (all cars 3.5%)
Visibility5.4% (all cars 4.8%)
Exhaust and emissions2.3% (all cars 3.1%)
Tyres2.0% (all cars 6.4%)
Seat belts and airbags1.5% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.6%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 2.5%
Position lamp: not working 2.2%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 2.1%
Service brake performance: excessively binding 2.0%
Stop lamp: not working 1.7%
Rear fog lamp: not working 1.6%
Headlamp aim: too low 1.5%

Most common advisories

Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 6.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 5.1%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 4.9%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 4.7%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 4.4%
Wheel bearings: has slight play 4.0%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 3.0%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 2.9%

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
1990	397	56%
1991	375	55%
1992	459	51%
1993	348	58%
1994	387	54%
1995	434	58%
1996	703	56%
1997	918	60%
1998	1,179	59%
1999	1,453	61%
2000	1,643	59%
2001	1,958	61%
2002	2,335	63%
2003	3,395	65%
2004	4,137	64%
2005	4,894	67%
2006	4,740	69%
2007	5,472	73%
2008	5,258	76%
2009	3,671	79%
2010	3,526	80%
2011	3,266	81%
2012	2,641	82%
2013	2,301	82%
2014	2,429	81%
2015	2,795	84%
2016	2,811	85%
2017	2,089	84%
2018	1,823	85%
2019	2,063	85%
2020	1,801	89%
2021	695	88%
2022	344	83%

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	41,087 miles
4 years	51,431 miles
5 years	56,219 miles
6 years	54,354 miles
7 years	50,029 miles
8 years	43,748 miles
9 years	44,699 miles
10 years	45,556 miles
11 years	45,878 miles
12 years	48,686 miles
13 years	48,083 miles
14 years	46,336 miles
15 years	53,727 miles
16 years	58,697 miles
17 years	56,176 miles
18 years	54,619 miles
19 years	53,767 miles
20 years	56,587 miles

Check a particular Ducato

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.