FiatTipo MOT results

In 2025, 71.6% of Fiat Tipo MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 80.4% for cars of the same age. 8.2% had at least one dangerous defect (5.9% for cars the same age). The typical Fiat Tipo tested was 7 years old with 55,700 miles. Based on 12,910 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Fiat Tipo cars are on the road

First-time pass: 71.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 80.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.2%passed after repair
Failed: 23.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 8.2%same age 5.9%
Typical mileage: 55,700at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Fiat TipoAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2022	412	78.4%	88.5%
2021	1,037	77.4%	87.2%
2020	998	79.9%	85.9%
2019	1,566	75.7%	83.5%
2018	1,925	71.4%	80.8%
2017	5,820	67.7%	78.1%
2016	1,095	72.2%	74.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Fiat TipoAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1,720	77.7%	87.4%	30,000
5-9 years	11,053	70.6%	79.1%	59,700
20-29 years	2	0.0%	59.6%	84,800
30-39 years	44	72.7%	71.3%	78,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Fiat Tipo 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
B Birmingham	West Midlands	486	3.8%	1.2×	71.6%
SA Swansea	Wales	413	3.2%	2.5×	66.1%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	400	3.1%	2.1×	71.8%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	329	2.5%	1.1×	78.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	319	2.5%	1.5×	68.3%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	287	2.2%	2.0×	72.8%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	277	2.1%	1.3×	68.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	258	2.0%	1.1×	75.6%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	251	1.9%	1.4×	70.9%
NP Newport	Wales	235	1.8%	2.1×	67.2%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	228	1.8%	1.0×	72.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	228	1.8%	1.0×	75.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	210	1.6%	1.0×	63.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	192	1.5%	1.2×	71.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	189	1.5%	1.1×	73.0%
M Manchester	North West	180	1.4%	0.9×	70.0%
WA Warrington	North West	178	1.4%	1.4×	68.5%
BS Bristol	South West	170	1.3%	0.8×	64.1%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	163	1.3%	1.8×	74.8%
IP Ipswich	East of England	159	1.2%	1.0×	79.2%
L Liverpool	North West	158	1.2%	1.1×	79.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	156	1.2%	0.9×	70.5%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	153	1.2%	1.3×	69.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	151	1.2%	0.9×	71.5%
TS Teesside	North East	151	1.2%	1.3×	76.2%
SL Slough	South East	137	1.1%	1.5×	79.6%
TF Telford	West Midlands	135	1.0%	2.8×	71.9%
CH Chester	North West	134	1.0%	0.9×	73.1%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	134	1.0%	0.9×	59.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	133	1.0%	1.0×	73.7%
CO Colchester	East of England	132	1.0%	1.3×	78.8%
RG Reading	South East	130	1.0%	0.7×	71.5%
ME Rochester	South East	129	1.0%	0.9×	74.4%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	126	1.0%	1.0×	73.8%
BN Brighton	South East	125	1.0%	0.8×	71.2%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	125	1.0%	1.4×	78.4%
SN Swindon	South West	124	1.0%	1.1×	76.6%
BB Blackburn	North West	119	0.9%	1.1×	73.1%
PO Portsmouth	South East	115	0.9%	0.6×	65.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	113	0.9%	0.7×	78.8%
OL Oldham	North West	112	0.9%	1.3×	81.2%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	110	0.9%	1.3×	63.6%
PL Plymouth	South West	109	0.8%	0.8×	67.0%
RH Redhill	South East	107	0.8%	0.8×	77.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	105	0.8%	0.7×	62.9%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	105	0.8%	0.8×	67.6%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	104	0.8%	0.7×	63.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	104	0.8%	1.2×	75.0%
SK Stockport	North West	104	0.8%	0.8×	66.3%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	99	0.8%	1.4×	72.7%
LL Llandudno	Wales	99	0.8%	0.8×	78.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	98	0.8%	1.0×	75.5%
DL Darlington	North East	94	0.7%	1.3×	69.1%
RM Romford	London	94	0.7%	0.9×	83.0%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	93	0.7%	0.9×	59.1%
GU Guildford	South East	92	0.7%	0.5×	68.5%
PR Preston	North West	92	0.7%	0.8×	69.6%
SE London SE	London	90	0.7%	0.9×	73.3%
TW Twickenham	London	89	0.7%	1.0×	79.8%
N London N	London	87	0.7%	1.0×	85.1%
SO Southampton	South East	87	0.7%	0.6×	63.2%
BL Bolton	North West	86	0.7%	0.9×	61.6%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	85	0.7%	1.2×	71.8%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	83	0.6%	0.7×	79.5%
CW Crewe	North West	82	0.6%	1.1×	67.1%
DA Dartford	South East	82	0.6%	0.9×	75.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	81	0.6%	0.7×	75.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	80	0.6%	0.9×	73.8%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	79	0.6%	1.2×	62.0%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	79	0.6%	0.9×	75.9%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	78	0.6%	0.7×	74.4%
SG Stevenage	East of England	78	0.6%	0.8×	75.6%
IV Inverness	Scotland	77	0.6%	1.4×	76.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	75	0.6%	1.4×	56.0%
LU Luton	East of England	74	0.6%	0.9×	68.9%
OX Oxford	South East	73	0.6%	0.5×	67.1%
PA Paisley	Scotland	73	0.6%	1.2×	68.5%
WN Wigan	North West	72	0.6%	1.2×	61.1%
E London E	London	71	0.5%	0.7×	77.5%
EX Exeter	South West	69	0.5%	0.5×	75.4%
EN Enfield	London	68	0.5%	0.9×	79.4%
HA Harrow	London	67	0.5%	0.9×	74.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	67	0.5%	1.1×	65.7%
BA Bath	South West	66	0.5%	0.6×	63.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	63	0.5%	0.9×	77.8%
UB Southall	London	62	0.5%	0.8×	77.4%
CR Croydon	London	57	0.4%	0.7×	82.5%
IG Ilford	London	55	0.4%	1.0×	80.0%
DH Durham	North East	54	0.4%	0.8×	63.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	54	0.4%	1.0×	64.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	54	0.4%	0.8×	66.7%
TR Truro	South West	51	0.4%	0.7×	62.7%
SR Sunderland	North East	49	0.4%	1.1×	73.5%
FY Blackpool	North West	48	0.4%	0.9×	68.8%
PH Perth	Scotland	48	0.4%	1.3×	85.4%
BH Bournemouth	South West	47	0.4%	0.4×	63.8%
NW London NW	London	47	0.4%	0.6×	72.3%
TA Taunton	South West	45	0.3%	0.5×	73.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	44	0.3%	0.8×	63.6%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	43	0.3%	0.6×	79.1%
LA Lancaster	North West	39	0.3%	0.6×	56.4%
SW London SW	London	39	0.3%	0.7×	74.4%
CA Carlisle	North West	38	0.3%	0.5×	73.7%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	35	0.3%	1.0×	71.4%
WD Watford	East of England	34	0.3%	0.7×	67.6%
BR Bromley	London	29	0.2%	0.6×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	29	0.2%	0.6×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	28	0.2%	0.9×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	28	0.2%	0.9×	–
SM Sutton	London	25	0.2%	0.9×	–
W London W	London	22	0.2%	0.6×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	21	0.2%	0.4×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	21	0.2%	0.4×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	13	0.1%	1.2×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	11	<0.1%	0.4×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	9	<0.1%	1.6×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	9	<0.1%	0.8×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	8	<0.1%	1.7×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,154	8.9%	1.1×	68.1%
North East	625	4.8%	1.2×	70.2%
North West	1,442	11.2%	1.0×	70.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,170	9.1%	1.0×	72.6%
Wales	1,075	8.3%	1.7×	68.2%
West Midlands	1,849	14.3%	1.5×	72.4%
East Midlands	926	7.2%	1.0×	72.9%
East of England	1,235	9.6%	0.9×	74.1%
London	980	7.6%	0.8×	78.0%
South East	1,526	11.8%	0.8×	72.5%
South West	928	7.2%	0.7×	67.5%

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Where they fail

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

Fiat TipoCars the same age

Suspension11.1%4.3%
Tyres7.6%5.7%
Lights and electrics7.5%5.3%
Brakes4.9%3.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.8%3.2%
Emissions and leaks2.6%1.7%
Body and structure0.7%1.2%
Steering0.4%0.9%
Seat belts and airbags0.4%0.4%

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 Tipo tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	5.0%	1.4%	3.6×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.3%	1.9%	1.7×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	3.1%	0.5%	6.2×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.7%	1.6%	1.7×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.4%	1.8%	1.3×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.2%	1.1%	2.0×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	1.9%	0.8%	2.4×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.7%	0.2%	8.5×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.6%	1.1%	1.5×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.4%	1.5%	0.9×	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
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	23.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.4%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	10.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	4.0%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.9%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	2.6%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.2%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	1.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	9,621	73.1%
Diesel	3,281	67.6%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model