Fiat Fiorino MOT pass rate and common problems

The Fiat Fiorino passed 61.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.7 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush.

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How the Fiorino compares

Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.

61.6%

Fiat Fiorino

67.7%

Fiat average

72.3%

UK average, all cars

The Fiorino runs 6.1 points behind the Fiat average. It is 11th of the 15 Fiat models in the data. The average Fiorino arrived at its test 9.6 years old with 89,415 miles recorded.

A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.

Fiorino MOT pass rate by age

The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.

Fiat Fiorino cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 69.2% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 56%, a drop of 13.2 percentage points.

Age at testTestsPass ratevs UK average
3 to 5 years 1,636 69.2% 3.1 pts below
6 to 10 years 2,775 61.9% 10.4 pts below
11 years and over 3,227 56% 16.3 pts below

That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.

Where Fiorino failures cluster

Every failure item recorded on Fiat Fiorino cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.5%
  • Suspension24.6%
  • Tyres12.8%
  • Visibility10.7%
  • Brakes8.7%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks7.7%

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 51.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.

The 10 most common Fiorino MOT failures

Specific items recorded on Fiat Fiorino cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.

  1. 1Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bushSuspension 7%
  2. 2Coil spring fractured or brokenSuspension 6.7%
  3. 3Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mmTyres 5%
  4. 4Position lamp not workingLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4.5%
  5. 5Condition has ply or cords exposedTyres 4.3%
  6. 6Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunctionNoise, emissions and leaks 4.1%
  7. 7Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectivelyVisibility 3.8%
  8. 8Washers provides insufficient washer liquidVisibility 3.1%
  9. 9Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lampsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.8%
  10. 10Stop lamp not workingLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.8%

Together these 10 items make up 44.1% of everything testers recorded against failed Fiat Fiorino cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.

What to look at on a Fiorino

The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.

1

Suspension

Recorded most often: shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush and coil spring fractured or broken. 13.7% of failure items.

2

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Recorded most often: position lamp not working, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps and stop lamp not working. 10.1% of failure items.

3

Tyres

Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 9.3% of failure items.

4

Visibility

Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 6.8% of failure items.

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Fiat Fiorino MOT FAQs

What is the Fiat Fiorino MOT pass rate?

61.6% of Fiat Fiorino cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 8,022 tests. That is 10.7 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 472nd of 575 models.

What does a Fiat Fiorino most commonly fail its MOT on?

The item testers recorded most often on Fiat Fiorino cars failing their 2025 MOT was shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush, on 7% of failure items. Next were coil spring fractured or broken (6.7%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5%).

Which area causes the most Fiat Fiorino MOT failures?

Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 26.5%, followed by suspension at 24.6%.

Do older Fiat Fiorino cars fail their MOT more often?

Fiat Fiorino cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 69.2% of MOT tests in 2025, against 56% for cars aged 11 years and over.

Does this mean every Fiat Fiorino has these problems?

No. These are the items testers recorded across every Fiat Fiorino that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.

How do I see a specific Fiat Fiorino's MOT history?

Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.