Fiat Panda City Cross MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat Panda City Cross MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat Panda City Cross passed on its first attempt in 91.9%, and its overall record sits +11.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat Panda City Cross in the 2023–2025 data: 1,223 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). 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 Panda City Cross MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Fiat Panda City Cross DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat Panda City Cross, each with how many of the model's 1,223 tests it was noted on.

• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 34 Fiat Panda City Cross tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 16 Fiat Panda City Cross tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 12 Fiat Panda City Cross tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 9 Fiat Panda City Cross tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 6 Fiat Panda City Cross tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 6 Fiat Panda City Cross tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat Panda City Cross Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat Panda City Cross model year on record is 2022 (94.5% across 145 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (91.5%). The gap between them is 3.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Fiat Panda City Cross reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.5 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 Panda City Cross Owners

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

• the suspension joints — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “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.

• 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat Panda City Cross MOT & Reliability