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Fiat Ducato vs Fiat Ducato 40 maxi 130 m-jet: reliability comparison

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

Fiat Ducato
75%
MOT pass rate · 145,137 vehicles
Fiat Ducato 40 maxi 130 m-jet
90%
MOT pass rate · 100 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Fiat Ducato 40 maxi 130 m-jet is the more reliable of the two — 90% pass first time versus 75%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Fiat Ducato Fiat Ducato 40 maxi 130 m-jet
MOT pass rate 75% 90%
MOT failure rate 25% 10%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 0.0
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0%
Average mileage 93,121 mi 40,581 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 145,137 100

Most common faults

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))

Fiat Ducato 40 maxi 130 m-jet

  1. 1 out of 7 leds at high level brake light inop
  2. o/s/r anti roll bar link rod bent
  3. Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Fiat Ducato 40 maxi 130 m-jet is the more reliable of the two — 90% pass first time versus 75%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Fiat Ducato report Full Fiat Ducato 40 maxi 130 m-jet 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.