Fiat Fullback MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat Fullback MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat Fullback passed on its first attempt in 86.3%, and its overall record sits +6.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat Fullback in the 2023–2025 data: 9,537 tests across 4 model years (2016–2019). 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 Fullback MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Fiat Fullback DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat Fullback, each with how many of the model's 9,537 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 378 Fiat Fullback tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 226 Fiat Fullback tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 170 Fiat Fullback tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded" (Major) — noted on about 115 Fiat Fullback tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 109 Fiat Fullback tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 100 Fiat Fullback tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat Fullback Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat Fullback model year on record is 2019 (88.7% across 890 tests), and the weakest is 2016 (84.5%). The gap between them is 4.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Fiat Fullback reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 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 Fullback Owners

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

• 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 brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat Fullback MOT & Reliability