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Fiat Cinquecento s vs Fiat Ducato: reliability comparison

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

Fiat Cinquecento s
61%
MOT pass rate · 656 vehicles
Fiat Ducato
75%
MOT pass rate · 145,137 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Fiat Ducato is the more reliable of the two — 75% pass first time versus 61%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Fiat Cinquecento s Fiat Ducato
MOT pass rate 61% 75% ✓
MOT failure rate 39% 25% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.2 1.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 70,957 mi 93,121 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 656 145,137

Most common faults

Fiat Cinquecento s

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  2. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
  3. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
  4. Oil leak
  5. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
  6. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

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 Ducato is the more reliable of the two — 75% pass first time versus 61%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Fiat Cinquecento s 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.