Fiat Doblo Cargo MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat Doblo Cargo MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat Doblo Cargo passed on its first attempt in 61.6%, and its overall record sits −10.0 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat Doblo Cargo in the 2023–2025 data: 9,451 tests across 11 model years (2003–2013). 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 Doblo Cargo MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat Doblo Cargo, 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 Doblo Cargo's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Fiat Doblo Cargo DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat Doblo Cargo, each with how many of the model's 9,451 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 976 Fiat Doblo Cargo tests, 10.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 652 Fiat Doblo Cargo tests, 6.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 448 Fiat Doblo Cargo tests, 4.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 367 Fiat Doblo Cargo tests, 3.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 276 Fiat Doblo Cargo tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 252 Fiat Doblo Cargo tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat Doblo Cargo Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat Doblo Cargo model year on record is 2013 (89.5% across 525 tests), and the weakest is 2003 (62.5%). The gap between them is 27.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Fiat Doblo Cargo reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.8 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 Doblo Cargo Owners

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

• 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.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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 coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

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

Where the Fiat Doblo Cargo is most common

Across every Doblo Cargo model year on record (2003–2013): 3,597 Fiat Doblo Cargo cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 9,451 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 106 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Fiat Doblo Cargo cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat Doblo Cargo MOT & Reliability