Exhaust system insecure on the Fiat Panda

Exhaust system insecure on the Fiat Panda is recorded on 8,330 tests — 2.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share
The 257 models compared	54 of 257, 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, 1.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 1.1%; best 2018 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2004	320	30,165	1.1%
2005	285	35,343	0.8%
2006	460	46,203	1.0%
2007	589	59,511	1.0%
2008	539	55,605	1.0%
2009	1,095	115,050	0.9%
2010	1,042	102,456	1.0%
2011	681	62,259	1.1%
2012	774	71,568	1.1%
2013	724	83,157	0.9%
2014	628	86,541	0.7%
2015	558	84,861	0.7%
2016	325	50,676	0.6%
2017	194	35,982	0.5%
2018	81	26,577	0.3%

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–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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

Exhaust system insecure: 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 →