Fiat124 MOT results

In 2025, 84.0% of Fiat 124 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 78.6% for cars of the same age. 3.8% had at least one dangerous defect (6.3% for cars the same age). The typical Fiat 124 tested was 7 years old with 30,800 miles. Based on 2,706 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Fiat 124 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 84.0%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 78.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.9%passed after repair
Failed: 12.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 3.8%same age 6.3%
Typical mileage: 30,800at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Fiat 124All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2018	1,237	84.6%	80.8%
2017	773	83.7%	78.1%
2016	627	83.9%	74.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Fiat 124All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1	100.0%	87.4%	68,200
5-9 years	2,656	84.2%	79.1%	30,700
20-29 years	2	50.0%	59.6%	36,600
30-39 years	12	75.0%	71.3%	39,600
40+ years	35	77.1%	82.0%	47,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Fiat 124 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
PO Portsmouth	South East	67	2.5%	1.8×	82.1%
GU Guildford	South East	60	2.2%	1.6×	86.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	59	2.2%	1.6×	86.4%
RG Reading	South East	59	2.2%	1.4×	86.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	55	2.0%	1.8×	81.8%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	54	2.0%	1.4×	87.0%
NR Norwich	East of England	52	1.9%	1.4×	84.6%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	52	1.9%	0.9×	82.7%
BN Brighton	South East	49	1.8%	1.5×	75.5%
RH Redhill	South East	49	1.8%	1.7×	81.6%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	48	1.8%	1.5×	85.4%
IP Ipswich	East of England	48	1.8%	1.5×	89.6%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	47	1.7%	0.6×	83.0%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	47	1.7%	1.0×	83.0%
BS Bristol	South West	45	1.7%	1.0×	75.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	43	1.6%	1.2×	83.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	41	1.5%	1.1×	82.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	41	1.5%	0.9×	82.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	41	1.5%	0.8×	92.7%
SO Southampton	South East	41	1.5%	1.2×	90.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	40	1.5%	1.4×	82.5%
OX Oxford	South East	40	1.5%	1.3×	72.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	39	1.4%	1.1×	59.0%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	38	1.4%	1.1×	84.2%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	38	1.4%	1.5×	92.1%
G Glasgow	Scotland	37	1.4%	0.9×	81.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	36	1.3%	1.1×	86.1%
BA Bath	South West	35	1.3%	1.5×	88.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	35	1.3%	0.8×	65.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	35	1.3%	1.2×	80.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	35	1.3%	0.7×	85.7%
WA Warrington	North West	35	1.3%	1.3×	88.6%
SN Swindon	South West	34	1.3%	1.4×	79.4%
CB Cambridge	East of England	32	1.2%	1.7×	78.1%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	32	1.2%	0.9×	87.5%
SL Slough	South East	32	1.2%	1.7×	87.5%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	1.2%	1.3×	100.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	31	1.1%	1.6×	87.1%
CH Chester	North West	30	1.1%	1.0×	76.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	29	1.1%	1.0×	–
EN Enfield	London	28	1.0%	1.8×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	28	1.0%	1.3×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	27	1.0%	1.3×	–
ME Rochester	South East	27	1.0%	0.9×	–
CW Crewe	North West	26	1.0%	1.6×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	25	0.9%	1.3×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	24	0.9%	1.0×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	23	0.8%	1.3×	–
NP Newport	Wales	22	0.8%	0.9×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	21	0.8%	1.0×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	20	0.7%	1.7×	–
SK Stockport	North West	20	0.7%	0.7×	–
CR Croydon	London	19	0.7%	1.0×	–
BL Bolton	North West	18	0.7%	0.9×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	18	0.7%	0.7×	–
PR Preston	North West	18	0.7%	0.7×	–
TA Taunton	South West	18	0.7%	1.0×	–
DH Durham	North East	17	0.6%	1.3×	–
EX Exeter	South West	17	0.6%	0.6×	–
SE London SE	London	17	0.6%	0.8×	–
TW Twickenham	London	17	0.6%	0.9×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	16	0.6%	2.1×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	16	0.6%	1.1×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	16	0.6%	1.2×	–
TS Teesside	North East	16	0.6%	0.6×	–
WD Watford	East of England	16	0.6%	1.5×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	16	0.6%	1.0×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	15	0.6%	0.9×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	0.6%	1.4×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	15	0.6%	1.5×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	15	0.6%	0.5×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	0.6%	0.6×	–
DA Dartford	South East	14	0.5%	0.7×	–
M Manchester	North West	14	0.5%	0.3×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	14	0.5%	1.1×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	14	0.5%	1.0×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	13	0.5%	0.6×	–
BR Bromley	London	13	0.5%	1.3×	–
DL Darlington	North East	13	0.5%	0.8×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.5%	0.7×	–
L Liverpool	North West	13	0.5%	0.4×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	13	0.5%	0.9×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	12	0.4%	1.1×	–
SW London SW	London	12	0.4%	1.0×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	12	0.4%	1.2×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	11	0.4%	0.6×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	11	0.4%	0.9×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.4%	0.4×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	10	0.4%	0.9×	–
HA Harrow	London	10	0.4%	0.6×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	10	0.4%	0.7×	–
LU Luton	East of England	10	0.4%	0.6×	–
OL Oldham	North West	10	0.4%	0.5×	–
RM Romford	London	10	0.4%	0.5×	–
TR Truro	South West	10	0.4%	0.6×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	9	0.3%	0.4×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	9	0.3%	0.5×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	8	0.3%	1.0×	–
WN Wigan	North West	8	0.3%	0.6×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	7	0.3%	0.6×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	7	0.3%	1.1×	–
IG Ilford	London	7	0.3%	0.6×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	7	0.3%	0.5×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	7	0.3%	0.5×	–
W London W	London	7	0.3%	1.0×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	6	0.2%	0.6×	–
UB Southall	London	6	0.2%	0.4×	–
NW London NW	London	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	5	0.2%	1.0×	–
E London E	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
N London N	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	176	6.5%	0.8×	81.2%
North East	95	3.5%	0.9×	82.1%
North West	238	8.8%	0.8×	84.9%
Yorkshire and the Humber	229	8.5%	0.9×	85.2%
Wales	117	4.3%	0.9×	72.6%
West Midlands	267	9.9%	1.0×	86.1%
East Midlands	189	7.0%	1.0×	85.2%
East of England	343	12.7%	1.2×	84.3%
London	191	7.1%	0.7×	88.5%
South East	586	21.7%	1.4×	84.0%
South West	275	10.2%	1.0×	83.6%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Fiat 124Cars the same age

Lights and electrics6.9%6.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.5%3.3%
Brakes3.5%4.2%
Suspension2.7%5.2%
Tyres2.5%5.9%
Emissions and leaks0.4%2.0%
Seat belts and airbags0.2%0.5%
Body and structure0.1%1.5%
Steering0.1%1.2%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Fiat 124 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.3%	0.8%	4.1×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.0%	1.5%	1.3×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.9%	1.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.8%	1.9%	0.9×	100.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.3%	1.0%	1.3×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	1.1%	0.6%	1.8×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.8%	0.6%	1.3×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	0.8%	0.3%	2.7×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	0.7%	2.0%	0.4×	100.0%
Horn: not working Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.1%	6.0×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.9%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	8.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	4.5%
Condition: slightly distorted	2.3%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	2.1%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.4%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	1.4%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.2%

MOT results for every model