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Fiat Black vs Fiat Ducato: reliability comparison

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

Fiat Black
56%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Fiat Ducato
75%
MOT pass rate · 145,137 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Fiat Black (56%) and Fiat Ducato (75%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Fiat Black Fiat Ducato
MOT pass rate 56% 75% ✓
MOT failure rate 44% 25% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 3.0 1.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 74,277 mi 93,121 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 145,137

Most common faults

Fiat Black

  1. Offside Outer Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  2. Side repeater slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
  3. Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
  4. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
  5. Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
  6. Offside Outer Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

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 Black (56%) and Fiat Ducato (75%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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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.