Pass rate
77.4%
Around average — 5.2 pts ahead of the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,957 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £53–£134
2004 Fiat motorhome MOT pass rate
- 2004
- Motorhome
- 48 trims combined
- typical 53,292 mi
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.
Most common fault
Brakes
23.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
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
- 72.3%
- Typical mileage
- 53k mi
The 2004 Fiat motorhome MOT pass rate is 77.4% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat motorhome does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.4× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.1% of everything recorded on the 2004 Fiat Motorhome, against 5.6% nationally — 7.5 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 23.0%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- 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 72.2% and this one manages 77.4% — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
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 2004 is combined here — 48 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2004 Fiat motorhome compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 72.3%. The median 2004 Fiat motorhome in this dataset had covered 53,292 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.4% of the time, April–September 76.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 4.60% of tests.
- 1,957 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.4% overall pass rate, 72.3% 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
- 1,957
- Typical mileage (median)
- 53,292 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?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Motorhome
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 287 | 75.3% |
| South East | 281 | 75.8% |
| Yorkshire | 243 | 81.5% |
| North West | 239 | 81.2% |
| East of England | 188 | 80.9% |
| West Midlands | 181 | 79.0% |
| East Midlands | 167 | 80.8% |
| Scotland | 157 | 66.9% |
| Wales | 135 | 71.1% |
| North East | 74 | 79.7% |
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 2004 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.
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 2004 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.
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Check the lights 4.6% 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 wipers and washers 2.8% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
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.
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Check the windscreen 2.5% of tests
“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.
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 2004 Motorhome through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £53–£134 — and 51% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £53–£134
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- 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
- 51%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,957 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.
- 2000 72.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 73.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 72.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 75.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 77.4%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 79.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 81.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 82.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 83.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 86.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 85.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 88.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 88.7% outline marker lamp not working
- 2013 90.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 90.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 92.0% srs malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2016 92.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 93.3% srs malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2018 94.2% wipers does not clear the…
- 2019 94.3% wipers does not clear the…
- 2020 94.8% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 94.9% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 96.7% headlamp aim too high
- 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 2004 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.
Other 2004 motorhomes with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 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 3,556 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 820 | 23.00% | 20.89% | +2.11 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 690 | 19.30% | 12.21% | +7.09 |
| Suspension | 606 | 17.00% | 20.98% | −3.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 466 | 13.10% | 5.57% | +7.53 |
| Tyres | 260 | 7.30% | 19.76% | −12.46 |
| Visibility | 224 | 6.30% | 4.97% | +1.33 |
| Steering | 214 | 6.00% | 2.57% | +3.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 191 | 5.40% | 5.52% | −0.12 |
| Non-component advisories | 57 | 1.60% | 4.18% | −2.58 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 28 | 0.80% | 0.82% | −0.02 |
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 | 4.6% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.2% | £45–110 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.8% | £8–22 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.5% | £80–200 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 2.4% | £180–450 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £60–150 |
| Outline marker lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £3–15 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.8% | £180–450 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £5–25 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £3–12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipes and hoses excessively corroded Steering | Advisory | 7.7% | £180–450 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 7.5% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.2% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.5% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.0% | £200–700 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 4.8% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 153 | 83.0% | 23,493 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,026 | 79.7% | 45,765 mi |
| 60-90k | 556 | 73.9% | 71,743 mi |
| 90-120k | 159 | 71.1% | 101,848 mi |
| 120k+ | 62 | 74.2% | 153,247 mi |
Source: 1,957 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.
2004 Motorhome MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Fiat motorhome?
77.4% of the 1,957 2004 Fiat motorhome tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 72.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Fiat motorhome?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.60%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (3.22%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.76%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Fiat motorhome MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 83.0% of the time, falling to 74.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Fiat motorhome in this dataset had covered 53,292 mi.
Does the season affect the 2004 Fiat motorhome MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.