Service brake imbalance across an axle on the Fiat Panda
Service brake imbalance across an axle on the Fiat Panda is recorded on 5,197 tests — 1.6% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% 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 | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 285 models compared | 32 of 285, 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, 2.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.0 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 2.2%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 444 | 20,110 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 363 | 23,562 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 371 | 30,802 | 1.2% |
| 2007 | 533 | 39,674 | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 503 | 37,070 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,144 | 115,050 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 723 | 68,304 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 249 | 62,259 | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 200 | 47,712 | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 198 | 55,438 | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 132 | 57,694 | 0.2% |
| 2015 | 135 | 56,574 | 0.2% |
| 2017 | 54 | 23,988 | 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
- Service brake imbalance across an axle: 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 →