Fiat Fullback MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Fiat Fullback took 2,923 MOT tests in Britain and passed 82% 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: 2,923
First-time pass rate: 82%
All cars: 71%

What the Fullback fails on

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

Lights and electrics6.5% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes6.1% (all cars 6.8%)
Visibility4.3% (all cars 4.8%)
Tyres2.7% (all cars 6.4%)
Suspension1.6% (all cars 9.0%)
Exhaust and emissions0.7% (all cars 3.1%)
Body and structure0.6% (all cars 3.5%)
Wheels0.3% (all cars 0.4%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 3.7%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.3%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.7%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.6%
Position lamp: not working 1.4%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 1.1%
Rear fog lamp: not working 0.9%
Headlamp aim: too high 0.9%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 16.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin 10.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 5.9%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 5.0%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 2.0%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 1.7%
Anti-roll bars, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 1.4%
Shock absorbers: has slight external damage to the casing 1.3%

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
2016	324	77%
2017	1,306	82%
2018	1,009	84%

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
4 years	51,167 miles
5 years	58,133 miles
6 years	62,903 miles
7 years	79,653 miles

Check a particular Fullback

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.