63.1%
Fiat Doblo pass rate
Used Fiat Doblo buying guide
In 2025, Fiat Doblo cars passed 63.1% of 43,018 initial MOT tests, 9.2 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Fiat Doblo MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−9.2
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Doblo sits 457th of 575 models in the data. Fiat as a brand averaged 67.7%, so this model runs 4.6 points behind its own brand. Fiat Doblo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 72.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 60%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Fiat Doblo MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Doblo compares with similar cars.
Doblo fuel types
Diesel made up 86.4% of Fiat Doblo MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Doblo fails its MOT
Where Fiat Doblo cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (6.5%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.7%) and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (3.6%). See every common Doblo MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Fiat Doblo that failed, not a claim that every Doblo has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Doblo?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 25.8% of Doblo failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 25.2% of Doblo failure items.
3
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 10.6% of Doblo failure items.
4
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 10.5% of Doblo failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 8.7% of Doblo failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Fiat Doblo failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Fiat models
The most-tested Fiat models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Doblo.
Used Fiat Doblo FAQs
Is the Fiat Doblo reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 63.1% first-time pass rate for the Fiat Doblo across 43,018 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Fiat Doblo cars fail their MOT more often?
Fiat Doblo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 72.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 60%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Fiat Doblo?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Fiat Doblo's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.