80.3%
Fiat Fullback
Fiat Fullback MOT pass rate and common problems
The Fiat Fullback passed 80.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 8 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was rigid brake pipes excessively corroded.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Fullback compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
67.7%
Fiat average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Fullback runs 12.6 points ahead of the Fiat average. It is 2nd of the 15 Fiat models in the data. The average Fullback arrived at its test 7.5 years old with 81,693 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.
Fullback MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Fiat Fullback cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.3% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 80%, a drop of 7.3 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 110 | 87.3% | 15 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 2,678 | 80% | 7.7 pts above |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Fullback failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Fiat Fullback cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 56.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Fullback MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Fiat Fullback cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 51.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Fiat Fullback cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Fullback
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
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, headlamp aim too high and headlamp aim too low. 18.3% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 16% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 8.9% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 4.5% of failure items.
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Fiat Fullback MOT FAQs
What is the Fiat Fullback MOT pass rate?
80.3% of Fiat Fullback cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,788 tests. That is 8 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 194th of 575 models.
What does a Fiat Fullback most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Fiat Fullback cars failing their 2025 MOT was rigid brake pipes excessively corroded, on 8.7% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (7.6%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (7.4%).
Which area causes the most Fiat Fullback MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 32.5%, followed by brakes at 24.4%.
Do older Fiat Fullback cars fail their MOT more often?
Fiat Fullback cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.3% of MOT tests in 2025, against 80% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Fiat Fullback has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Fiat Fullback 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 Fullback'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.