Exhaust system leaking on the Fiat Panda
Exhaust system leaking on the Fiat Panda is recorded on 28,072 tests — 8.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 26 of 316, 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, 4.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.3%. The share has fallen 4.1 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 4.4%; best 2019 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,328 | 30,165 | 4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,325 | 35,343 | 3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,858 | 46,203 | 4.0% |
| 2007 | 2,170 | 59,511 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,970 | 55,605 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 3,903 | 115,050 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 3,377 | 102,456 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 2,730 | 62,259 | 4.4% |
| 2012 | 2,196 | 71,568 | 3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,941 | 83,157 | 2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,771 | 86,541 | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,199 | 84,861 | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 863 | 50,676 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 204 | 35,982 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 106 | 17,718 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 69 | 24,693 | 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 leaking: 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 →