Shock absorber leaking on the Fiat Panda
Shock absorber leaking on the Fiat Panda is recorded on 25,809 tests — 7.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 37 of 364, 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, 3.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.6%. The share has fallen 2.6 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 4.5%; best 2020 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 954 | 30,165 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,068 | 35,343 | 3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,367 | 46,203 | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,622 | 59,511 | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,592 | 55,605 | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 4,588 | 115,050 | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 4,626 | 102,456 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 2,510 | 62,259 | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 1,562 | 71,568 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,507 | 83,157 | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,063 | 86,541 | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,391 | 84,861 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 360 | 33,784 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 238 | 35,982 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 152 | 17,718 | 0.9% |
| 2019 | 132 | 16,462 | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 50 | 8,992 | 0.6% |
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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorber 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 →