Fiat Stilo MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Fiat Stilo took 1,096 MOT tests in Britain and passed 49% of them first time, below 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: 1,096
First-time pass rate: 49%
All cars: 71%

What the Stilo fails on

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

Suspension24.5% (all cars 9.0%)
Lights and electrics23.6% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes17.2% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure14.0% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions10.5% (all cars 3.1%)
Visibility9.4% (all cars 4.8%)
Tyres8.9% (all cars 6.4%)
Seat belts and airbags5.8% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 6.6%
Coil spring: fractured or broken 6.4%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 5.5%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases 5.3%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 4.8%
Headlamp aim: too low 4.6%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 4.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.8%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 22.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 13.9%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 13.5%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened 13.1%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 12.4%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases 11.9%
Coil spring: corroded 10.9%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 9.5%

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
17 years	96,417 miles
18 years	97,251 miles
19 years	90,174 miles
20 years	91,861 miles

Check a particular Stilo

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.