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Fiat Ducato vs Fiat Palio weekend: 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 Palio weekend
83%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Fiat Ducato (75%) and Fiat Palio weekend (83%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Fiat Ducato Fiat Palio weekend
MOT pass rate 75% 83%
MOT failure rate 25% 17%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 2.2
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0%
Average mileage 93,121 mi 91,979 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 145,137 2

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 Palio weekend

  1. Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
  2. Offside Front Upper Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
  3. Centre Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
  4. Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
  5. Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Fiat Ducato (75%) and Fiat Palio weekend (83%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Fiat Ducato report Full Fiat Palio weekend 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.