Fiat Ducato MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat Ducato MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat Ducato passed on its first attempt in 80.0%, and its overall record sits +1.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat Ducato in the 2023–2025 data: 225,102 tests across 25 model years (2000–2024). 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 Ducato MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Fiat Ducato DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat Ducato, each with how many of the model's 225,102 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 7,608 Fiat Ducato tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 5,094 Fiat Ducato tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 4,057 Fiat Ducato tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 3,626 Fiat Ducato tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 3,335 Fiat Ducato tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 3,227 Fiat Ducato tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat Ducato Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat Ducato model year on record is 2024 (98.9% across 634 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (72.7%). The gap between them is 26.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Fiat Ducato reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.5 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 Ducato Owners

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

• 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 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.

• corrosion — “component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”

  Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat Ducato MOT & Reliability