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Fiat Ducato vs Fiat El 1.9d: 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 El 1.9d
59%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Fiat Ducato (75%) and Fiat El 1.9d (59%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Fiat Ducato Fiat El 1.9d
MOT pass rate 75% ✓ 59%
MOT failure rate 25% ✓ 41%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 ✓ 2.2
Dangerous-fault share 2% 2%
Average mileage 93,121 mi —
Sample size (vehicles) 145,137 1

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 El 1.9d

  1. Various brake pipes are corroded
  2. front brakes have an eighteen percent imbalance
  3. various brake pipes are corroded
  4. both front tyre treads are low
  5. o/s/r brake is fluctuating
  6. Engine oil leak

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Fiat Ducato (75%) and Fiat El 1.9d (59%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Fiat Ducato report Full Fiat El 1.9d 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.