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MOT reliability

Fiat Tipo diesel

979 vehicles · 5 completed MOT tests analysed
60%
MOT pass rate

Based on 979 Fiat Tipo diesel vehicles and 5 completed MOT tests, the Fiat Tipo diesel has an overall 60% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 187,146 miles.

979
Vehicles
5
MOT tests
8,816
Avg miles / year
2.2
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Fiat Tipo diesel problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Fiat Tipo diesel MOT tests:

  • Other109%
  • Seatbelts & equipment18%
  • Brakes9%

Fiat Tipo diesel pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
131100%
1410%
151100%
16250%

Fuel types: Diesel (965), Petrol (14)

Most common Fiat Tipo diesel MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Fiat Tipo diesel MOT tests:

  1. Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  2. Offside Front Brake hose excessively chafed (3.6.B.4d) (1 times)
  3. Brake load sensing valve linkage stiff (3.6.E.3) (1 times)
  4. Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)
  5. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
  6. Floor holed by corrosion and damage at nearside and offside front (1 times)
  7. Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)
  8. Front Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1) (1 times)
  9. Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) (1 times)
  10. Nail in nearside rear tyre (1 times)
  11. Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8) (1 times)
  12. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)
  13. Radiatorr in poor condition and not attached at offside lower mounting (1 times)
  14. Upper Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)
  15. Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3) (1 times)

Fiat Tipo diesel pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1993 1 2 50% 186,551
1990 1 3 67% 187,742

Fiat Tipo diesel reliability FAQ

Across 979 Fiat Tipo diesel vehicles in our MOT data, 60% pass the MOT (a 40% failure rate), with about 2.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Fiat Tipo diesel MOT issues are: Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1); Offside Front Brake hose excessively chafed (3.6.B.4d); Brake load sensing valve linkage stiff (3.6.E.3).

The typical Fiat Tipo diesel in our data has covered around 187,146 miles.

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