Pass rate
81.8%
Around average — 7.8 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 55 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£81
2009 Fiat Motorcaravan MOT pass rate
- 2009
- Motorhome
- typical 39,801 mi
Only 55 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
26.3% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Part only £6–£18 for Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps). What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2008 91.9% pass
- Avoid 2003 72.6% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 19.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 78.3%
- Typical mileage
- 40k mi
The 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan MOT pass rate is 81.8% of its MOT tests — 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.2× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 26.3% of everything recorded on the 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan, against 12.2% nationally — 14.1 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these motorhomes have been driven, the expected pass rate is 74.0% and this one manages 81.8% — 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 55 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 78.3%. The median 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan in this dataset had covered 39,801 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 10.91% of tests.
- 55 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.8% overall pass rate, 78.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Motorcaravan, the average is 82.0% — best year 2008 (91.9%), worst 2003 (72.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 55
- Typical mileage (median)
- 39,801 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Motorcaravan
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Motorcaravan MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 70% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Motorcaravan
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 16 | 75.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2009 Motorcaravan
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2009 Motorcaravan
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 10.9% of tests
“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.
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Check the suspension joints 3.6% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.6% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2009 Motorcaravan through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£81 — and 48% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£81
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: door condition cannot be opened from outside…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 48%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 55 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Motorcaravan, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2003 to 2011. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.6% to 91.9% — a spread of 19.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 72.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 74.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2005 82.7% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2007 87.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2008 91.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 81.8%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 87.0% stop lamp with a multiple light…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2009 motorhomes with a similar record
- Ci Motorhome Motorhome 82.6%
- Volkswagen California 80.5%
- Volkswagen Motorhome 79.4%
- Ford Motorhome 86.7%
- Suzuki Motorhome 71.2%
- Jeep Motorhome 67.3%
Closest pass rates among 2009 motorhomes with at least 150 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best motorhomes and worst motorhomes for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 57 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 26.30% | 12.21% | +14.09 |
| Tyres | 11 | 19.30% | 19.76% | −0.46 |
| Brakes | 10 | 17.50% | 20.89% | −3.39 |
| Visibility | 6 | 10.50% | 4.97% | +5.53 |
| Suspension | 4 | 7.00% | 20.98% | −13.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 7.00% | 5.57% | +1.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 5.30% | 5.52% | −0.22 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 3.50% | 4.18% | −0.68 |
| Steering | 2 | 3.50% | 2.57% | +0.93 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 10.9% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.5% | £45–110 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 3.6% | £60–150 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.6% | £40–150 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 3.6% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 3.6% | £8–22 |
| Door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.8% | £80–250 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Rectified | 1.8% | £45–120 |
| Has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.5% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–120 |
| All direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 1.8% | £3–12 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 1.8% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 23 | 78.3% | 19,261 mi |
| 30-60k | 25 | 84.0% | 48,513 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 85.7% | 61,918 mi |
Source: 55 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2009 Motorcaravan MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan?
81.8% of the 55 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 78.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (10.91%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.45%), parking brake performance inoperative on one side (3.64%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 78.3% of the time, falling to 85.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Fiat Motorcaravan in this dataset had covered 39,801 mi.