Fiat Barchetta MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat Barchetta MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat Barchetta passed on its first attempt in 76.0%, and its overall record sits −1.3 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat Barchetta in the 2023–2025 data: 517 tests across 5 model years (2000–2005). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Fiat Barchetta MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat Barchetta, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Fiat Barchetta's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Fiat Barchetta DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat Barchetta, each with how many of the model's 517 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 24 Fiat Barchetta tests, 4.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault" (Major) — noted on about 16 Fiat Barchetta tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 14 Fiat Barchetta tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 13 Fiat Barchetta tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 13 Fiat Barchetta tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 12 Fiat Barchetta tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat Barchetta Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat Barchetta model year on record is 2004 (83.5% across 91 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (76.1%). The gap between them is 7.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Fiat Barchetta reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.6 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Fiat Barchetta Owners

These checks follow this Fiat Barchetta's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Fiat Barchetta.

• the lights — “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.

• the exhaust and emissions — “exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”

  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.

• the windscreen — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Fiat Barchetta. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat Barchetta MOT & Reliability