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Fiat 600 vs Fiat Ducato: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Fiat 600
79%
MOT pass rate · 132 vehicles
More reliable
Fiat Ducato
75%
MOT pass rate · 145,137 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Fiat 600 is the more reliable of the two — 79% pass first time versus 75%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Fiat 600 Fiat Ducato
MOT pass rate 79% ✓ 75%
MOT failure rate 21% ✓ 25%
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 ✓ 1.9
Dangerous-fault share 1% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 51,069 mi 93,121 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 132 145,137

Most common faults

Fiat 600

  1. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
  2. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
  3. Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
  5. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  6. Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)

Fiat Ducato

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  3. Oil leak
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Fiat 600 is the more reliable of the two — 79% pass first time versus 75%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Fiat 600 report Full Fiat Ducato report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.