Pass rate
76.1%
Around average — 2.8 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 92 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £47–£144
2001 Fiat Barchetta MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 66,005 mi
Only 92 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
28.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2004 83.5% pass
- Avoid 2001 76.1% pass · this year
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 7.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 70.3%
- Typical mileage
- 66k mi
The 2001 Fiat Barchetta MOT pass rate is 76.1% of its MOT tests — 2.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat Barchetta does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.8× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 15.5% of everything recorded on the 2001 Fiat Barchetta, against 5.6% nationally — 9.9 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 28.7%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Based on a small sample. 92 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2001 Fiat Barchetta compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 2.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 70.3%. The median 2001 Fiat Barchetta in this dataset had covered 66,005 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.1% of the time, April–September 79.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 8.70% of tests.
- 92 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.1% overall pass rate, 70.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Barchetta, the average is 79.7% — best year 2004 (83.5%), worst 2001 (76.1%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 92
- Typical mileage (median)
- 66,005 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Barchetta
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Barchetta MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Barchetta
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 38 | 65.8% |
| South West | 17 | 88.2% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2001 Barchetta
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2001 Barchetta
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 7.6% of tests
“srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 3.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 2.2% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2001 Barchetta through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £47–£144 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £47–£144
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 92 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Barchetta, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2000 to 2005. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.1% to 83.5% — a spread of 7.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 77.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 76.1%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 82.1% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2004 83.5% headlamp aim projected beam image…
- 2005 81.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2001 Fiat Barchetta with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2001 cars with a similar record
- Saab 9-3 75.8%
- Toyota RAV4 75.6%
- Mazda Mx-5 75.5%
- BMW 3 Series 76.7%
- Toyota Corolla 76.7%
- Toyota Avensis 75.4%
Closest pass rates among 2001 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2001 Fiat Barchetta 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 174 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 50 | 28.70% | 20.89% | +7.81 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 27 | 15.50% | 5.57% | +9.93 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 22 | 12.60% | 5.52% | +7.08 |
| Suspension | 20 | 11.50% | 20.98% | −9.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 17 | 9.80% | 12.21% | −2.41 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 16 | 9.20% | 0.82% | +8.38 |
| Visibility | 10 | 5.70% | 4.97% | +0.73 |
| Tyres | 6 | 3.40% | 19.76% | −16.36 |
| Steering | 5 | 2.90% | 2.57% | +0.33 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 0.60% | 1.76% | −1.16 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 8.7% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 8.7% | £80–250 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 7.6% | £3–12 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.3% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.3% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.3% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.3% | £80–200 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.2% | £60–250 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.2% | £40–120 |
| Rear fog lamp missing Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.2% | £3–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 20.6% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.1% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.1% | £80–180 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.8% | £25–65 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.4% | £45–95 |
| Webbing significantly weakened Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Advisory | 5.4% | £40–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 12,861 mi |
| 30-60k | 35 | 74.3% | 49,337 mi |
| 60-90k | 31 | 80.6% | 70,561 mi |
| 90-120k | 22 | 68.2% | 103,730 mi |
| 120k+ | 3 | 100.0% | 126,550 mi |
Source: 92 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2001 Barchetta MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Fiat Barchetta?
76.1% of the 92 2001 Fiat Barchetta tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 70.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Fiat Barchetta?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (8.70%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.70%), srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault (7.61%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Fiat Barchetta MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Fiat Barchetta in this dataset had covered 66,005 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Fiat Barchetta MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 79.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.