Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Fiat Doblo
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Fiat Doblo is recorded on 3,586 tests — 2.2% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 73 of 251, highest first |
| The model's own record | 164,525 tests · every year of the Doblo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Fiat Doblo tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 7.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.6%. The share has fallen 7.0 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 7.6%; best 2015 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 223 | 2,923 | 7.6% |
| 2005 | 265 | 3,961 | 6.7% |
| 2006 | 284 | 5,627 | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 344 | 7,676 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 339 | 7,305 | 4.6% |
| 2009 | 166 | 5,756 | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 222 | 5,893 | 3.8% |
| 2011 | 210 | 6,267 | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 273 | 6,993 | 3.9% |
| 2013 | 601 | 23,958 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 345 | 22,434 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 108 | 18,125 | 0.6% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Headlamp lens slightly defective: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Fiat Doblo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Fiat model →