Brake efficiency below requirements on the Fiat Panda
Brake efficiency below requirements on the Fiat Panda is recorded on 6,420 tests — 2.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 283 models compared | 54 of 283, highest first |
| The model's own record | 329,104 tests · every year of the Panda → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Fiat Panda tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 5.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.2%. The share has fallen 5.4 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 5.6%; best 2020 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 567 | 10,055 | 5.6% |
| 2005 | 602 | 11,781 | 5.1% |
| 2006 | 674 | 15,401 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | 713 | 19,837 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 698 | 18,535 | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,028 | 38,350 | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 795 | 34,152 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 316 | 20,753 | 1.5% |
| 2012 | 211 | 23,856 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 239 | 27,719 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 226 | 28,847 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 136 | 28,287 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 95 | 16,892 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 44 | 11,994 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 24 | 8,859 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 25 | 8,231 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 10 | 4,496 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£110 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Brake efficiency below requirements: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Fiat Panda MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Fiat model →