Fiat Panda Red MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat Panda Red MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat Panda Red passed on its first attempt in 98.4%, and its overall record sits +17.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat Panda Red in the 2023–2025 data: 66 tests across 1 model years (2022–2022). 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 Red MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat Panda Red, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Red's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Fiat Panda Red DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat Panda Red, each with how many of the model's 66 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 Fiat Panda Red tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Fiat Panda Red tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Individual direction indicators not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Fiat Panda Red tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (Major) — noted on about 1 Fiat Panda Red tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat Panda Red Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat Panda Red model year on record is 2022 (98.5% across 66 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (98.5%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Fiat Panda Red Owners

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

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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.

• the wipers and washers — “washers provides insufficient washer liquid”

  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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat Panda Red MOT & Reliability