71.8%
Fiat Tipo pass rate
Used Fiat Tipo buying guide
In 2025, Fiat Tipo cars passed 71.8% of 13,251 initial MOT tests, 0.5 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Fiat Tipo MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−0.5
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Tipo sits 319th of 575 models in the data. Fiat as a brand averaged 67.7%, so this model runs 4.1 points ahead of its own brand. Fiat Tipo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 78% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 69.4%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Fiat Tipo MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Tipo compares with similar cars.
Tipo fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Fiat Tipo cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 25.1% of tests.
Where the Tipo fails its MOT
Where Fiat Tipo 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 (10.2%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.3%) and shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (7%). See every common Tipo MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Fiat Tipo that failed, not a claim that every Tipo has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Tipo?
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. 26.8% of Tipo 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. 19.3% of Tipo 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. 19.2% of Tipo 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. 13.8% of Tipo failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 11.2% of Tipo 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 Tipo 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 Tipo.
Used Fiat Tipo FAQs
Is the Fiat Tipo 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 71.8% first-time pass rate for the Fiat Tipo across 13,251 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Fiat Tipo cars fail their MOT more often?
Fiat Tipo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 78% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 69.4%. 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 Tipo?
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 Tipo'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.