Fiat Tipo MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Fiat Tipo took 12,167 MOT tests in Britain and passed 75% 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: 12,167
First-time pass rate: 75%
All cars: 71%

What the Tipo fails on

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

Suspension8.7% (all cars 9.0%)
Tyres6.6% (all cars 6.4%)
Visibility5.5% (all cars 4.8%)
Lights and electrics5.2% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes5.2% (all cars 6.8%)
Exhaust and emissions2.1% (all cars 3.1%)
Body and structure0.6% (all cars 3.5%)
Seat belts and airbags0.4% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.5%
Coil spring: fractured or broken 3.2%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 3.1%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.1%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak 3.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 1.8%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.5%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn 1.5%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 21.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin 10.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 10.4%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 9.8%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 5.7%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.0%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.3%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play 2.3%

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	1,171	74%
2017	6,189	71%
2018	2,042	76%
2019	1,635	81%
2020	1,048	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
3 years	23,664 miles
4 years	31,160 miles
5 years	40,655 miles
6 years	53,151 miles
7 years	54,344 miles

Check a particular Tipo

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.