63.1%
Fiat Qubo
Fiat Qubo MOT pass rate and common problems
The Fiat Qubo passed 63.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 9.2 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Qubo 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 Qubo runs 4.6 points behind the Fiat average. It is 10th of the 15 Fiat models in the data. The average Qubo arrived at its test 12.5 years old with 69,751 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.
Qubo MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Fiat Qubo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 83.3% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 60.4%, a drop of 22.9 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 120 | 83.3% | 11 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 849 | 69.9% | 2.5 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 3,065 | 60.4% | 11.9 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 Qubo failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Fiat Qubo cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 51.4% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Qubo MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Fiat Qubo cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 39.3% of everything testers recorded against failed Fiat Qubo cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Qubo
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush and component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 17.6% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has ply or cords exposed and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 8.7% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and position lamp not working. 5.4% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 4.7% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Qubo has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Fiat Qubo buying guide.
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Fiat Qubo MOT FAQs
What is the Fiat Qubo MOT pass rate?
63.1% of Fiat Qubo cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 4,034 tests. That is 9.2 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 460th of 575 models.
What does a Fiat Qubo most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Fiat Qubo cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 7.9% of failure items. Next were shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (7.7%) and condition has ply or cords exposed (4.6%).
Which area causes the most Fiat Qubo MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 29.1%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 22.4%.
Do older Fiat Qubo cars fail their MOT more often?
Fiat Qubo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 83.3% of MOT tests in 2025, against 60.4% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Fiat Qubo has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Fiat Qubo 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 Qubo'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.