MOT reliability

Fiat Seicento active

Q: Is the Fiat Seicento active reliable?

Across 64 Fiat Seicento active vehicles in our MOT data, 69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about 1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

64 vehicles · 290 completed MOT tests analysed

69%

MOT pass rate

Based on 64 Fiat Seicento active vehicles and 290 completed MOT tests, the Fiat Seicento active has an overall 69% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 50,376 miles.

Vehicles

290

MOT tests

5,912

Avg miles / year

1.7

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Fiat Seicento active problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Fiat Seicento active MOT tests:

Other108%
Emissions & nuisance7%
Brakes6%
Seatbelts & equipment5%
Steering3%
Tyres, wheels & suspension2%
Lamps & electrical1%

Fiat Seicento active pass rate by age

How the Fiat Seicento active's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
3	41	80%
4	49	69%
5	37	70%
6	34	65%
7	30	67%
8	34	59%
9	23	70%
10	13	69%
11	6	67%
12	1	100%
13	2	50%
14	1	100%
15	1	100%
16	1	100%
17	2	50%
18	2	50%
19	1	100%
20	1	100%

Fuel types: Petrol (60), Other (4)

Most common Fiat Seicento active MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Fiat Seicento active MOT tests:

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (22 times)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (15 times)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (13 times)
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (13 times)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10 times)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (9 times)
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (8 times)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (8 times)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (8 times)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (8 times)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (8 times)
Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (7 times)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (7 times)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (7 times)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (7 times)

Fiat Seicento active pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
2003	34	279	69%	45,149

Fiat Seicento active reliability FAQ

Across 64 Fiat Seicento active vehicles in our MOT data, 69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about 1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Fiat Seicento active MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Fiat Seicento active in our data has covered around 50,376 miles.

Compare the Fiat Seicento active

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