2001 Fiat motorhome MOT pass rate

This is a generic motorhome filing record rather than a named converter, so there is no manufacturer to compare against. The test figures are real and included in our totals.

Pass rate

73.4%

Below average — 0.1 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 1,044 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £45–£114

Which year to buy

  • Best 2023 97.5% pass
  • Avoid 2000 72.3% pass

Across the 24 years on record, a spread of 25.2 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass
67.3%
Typical mileage
64k mi

The 2001 Fiat motorhome MOT pass rate is 73.4% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.9% of what testers record.

MOT PASS RATES

The 2001 Fiat motorhome on the real record

73.4% of 2001 Fiat motorhome MOTs passed — 1,044 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rate

The answer from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records.

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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat motorhome does in your corner of the country.

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Expert verdict

Body & chassis: 2.6× the national share

Body & chassis accounts for 14.5% of everything recorded on the 2001 Fiat Motorhome, against 5.6% nationally — 8.9 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.

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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Every Fiat motorhome first registered in 2001 is combined here — 28 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.

How does the 2001 Fiat motorhome compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 0.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 67.3%. The median 2001 Fiat motorhome in this dataset had covered 63,683 mi.

Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.0% of the time, April–September 74.1%.

The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.80% of tests.

  • 1,044 recorded tests behind this page.
  • 73.4% overall pass rate, 67.3% on a first attempt.
  • Across every year of the Fiat motorhome, the average is 91.5% — best year 2023 (97.5%), worst 2000 (72.3%).

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
1,044
Typical mileage (median)
63,683 mi
Make and model
Fiat Motorhome
Updated
2026-11-05

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 Motorhome MOT pass rate?

0-30k 80.4%
30-60k 73.2%
60-90k 74.9%
90-120k 68.9%
120k+ 70.1%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the Motorhome

Region Tests Pass rate
South West 214 70.1%
South East 158 70.3%
East of England 120 80.8%
Yorkshire 117 79.5%
North West 87 74.7%
West Midlands 85 72.9%
Wales 76 71.1%
Scotland 67 64.2%
East Midlands 67 74.6%
North East 48 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 2001 Motorhome

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.

Suspension 23.9%
+2.9 pts vs national national 21.0% Price suspension parts
Brakes 21.5%
+0.6 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts
Lamps & electrics 18.9%
+6.7 pts vs national national 12.2% Order bulbs & wipers
Body & chassis 14.5%
+8.9 pts vs national national 5.6% Find body panels
Show the other 6 fault categories
  • Tyres 5.5%
  • Visibility 4.9%
  • Emissions & leaks 3.8%
  • Steering 3.7%
  • Advisories 1.6%
  • Seat belts 0.8%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2001 Fiat Motorhome tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

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 2001 Motorhome

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.

  1. Check the lights 6.8% 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.

  2. Check the horn 4.6% of tests

    “horn not working”

    Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.

  3. Check corrosion 3.5% of tests

    “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.

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 2001 Motorhome through its MOT

Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £45–£114 — and 55% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 10 common items
£45–£114
Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
£3–£15
Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
£180–£450
Common items a careful owner can do at home
60%
Repairs that still cost under £30
55%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,044 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 Motorhome, side by side

24 model years on record, from 2000 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.3% to 97.5% — a spread of 25.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

  1. 2000 72.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
  2. 2001 73.4%
    registration plate lamp(s)…
  3. 2002 72.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
  4. 2003 75.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
  5. 2004 77.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
  6. 2005 79.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
  7. 2006 81.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
  8. 2007 82.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
  9. 2008 83.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
  10. 2009 86.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
  11. 2010 85.4% windscreen damaged but not…
  12. 2011 88.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
  13. 2012 88.7% outline marker lamp not working
  14. 2013 90.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
  15. 2014 90.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
  16. 2015 92.0% srs malfunction indicator lamp…
  17. 2016 92.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
  18. 2017 93.3% srs malfunction indicator lamp…
  19. 2018 94.2% wipers does not clear the…
  20. 2019 94.3% wipers does not clear the…
  21. 2020 94.8% wipers does not clear the…
  22. 2021 94.9% wipers does not clear the…
  23. 2022 96.7% headlamp aim too high
  24. 2023 97.5% headlamp aim too high

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 2001 Fiat Motorhome 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.

Compare 2001 with another year →

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Other 2001 motorhomes with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Fiat Motorhome 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold

Every inspection category

Shares of the 2,709 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
Suspension 653 23.90% 20.98% +2.92
Brakes 587 21.50% 20.89% +0.61
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 516 18.90% 12.21% +6.69
Body, chassis, structure 396 14.50% 5.57% +8.93
Tyres 150 5.50% 19.76% −14.26
Visibility 135 4.90% 4.97% −0.07
Noise, emissions and leaks 105 3.80% 5.52% −1.72
Steering 100 3.70% 2.57% +1.13
Non-component advisories 45 1.60% 4.18% −2.58
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 22 0.80% 0.82% −0.02

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 1,044 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost Part
Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Minor 6.8% £5–20 Number Plate Lamp →
Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Major 4.6% £8–25 Horn →
Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension Major 3.5% £180–450 Corrosion Welding Repair →
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes Major 3.0% £80–180 Brake Pipe →
Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure Major 2.7% £45–120 Exhaust →
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility Minor 2.7% £80–200 Windscreen →
Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes Major 2.4% £45–110 Brake Discs and Pads Set →
Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Major 2.0% £5–25 Headlight Bulb →
Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Major 2.0% £3–15 Bulb →
Outline marker lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Major 1.9% £3–15 Bulb →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost
Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension Advisory 22.1% £20–55
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes Advisory 18.9% £80–180
Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Advisory 9.0% £45–95
Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure Advisory 8.5% £45–120
Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes Advisory 6.9% £45–110
Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks Advisory 6.4% £200–700

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage Tests Pass rate Median odometer
0-30k 51 80.4% 24,136 mi
30-60k 418 73.2% 48,231 mi
60-90k 359 74.9% 73,692 mi
90-120k 148 68.9% 103,889 mi
120k+ 67 70.1% 147,408 mi

Source: 1,044 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.

2001 Motorhome MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Fiat motorhome?

73.4% of the 1,044 2001 Fiat motorhome tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 67.3%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Fiat motorhome?

The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.80%), horn not working (4.60%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (3.54%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2001 Fiat motorhome MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.4% of the time, falling to 70.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Fiat motorhome in this dataset had covered 63,683 mi.

Does the season affect the 2001 Fiat motorhome MOT pass rate?

Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 74.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.