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22.5%fail rate

Fiat Ducato common MOT failures and failure rate

What a Fiat Ducato fails its MOT on most often, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.

Based on 21,440 MOT tests in a recent DVSA sample.

What it fails on, and the fix

Lamps & electrical36.7% of failures
Brakes32.5% of failures
Suspension17.1% of failures
Visibility/wipers16.1% of failures
Other14.6% of failures
Usually bodywork or inspection, not a single bolt-on part.
Tyres8.4% of failures

About 22.5% of MOT tests recorded on the Fiat Ducato in this DVSA sample end in a failure. The pattern is consistent: the same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is lamps & electrical, which makes up 36.7% of the Fiat Ducato's failures, followed by lamps & electrical, brakes, suspension, visibility/wipers. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.

Other models

Fiat 500 MOT failures23.3% failure rateFiat Panda MOT failures23.8% failure rateFiat Punto MOT failures26.9% failure rateFord Fiesta MOT failures22.8% failure rate

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain