Pass rate
94.7%
Above average — 5.2 pts ahead of the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 133 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £13–£39
2019 Fiat Primero MOT pass rate
- 2019
- 4 trims combined
- typical 10,980 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
29.4% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 94.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2019 94.7% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 94.4%
- Typical mileage
- 11k mi
The 2019 Fiat Primero MOT pass rate is 94.7% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat Primero does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Visibility: 5.1× the national share
Visibility accounts for 25.5% of everything recorded on the 2019 Fiat Primero, against 5.0% nationally — 20.5 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 29.4%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. Wipers, washers and a chip in the driver’s eyeline are the three quickest ways to fail a test that the car otherwise deserves to pass.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 89.5% and this one manages 94.7% — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 80% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Fiat Primero first registered in 2019 is combined here — 4 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2019 Fiat Primero compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 94.4%. The median 2019 Fiat Primero in this dataset had covered 10,980 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 97.4% of the time, April–September 93.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers blade defective", noted on 3.01% of tests.
- 133 recorded tests behind this page.
- 94.7% overall pass rate, 94.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Primero, the average is 94.7% — best year 2019 (94.7%), worst 2019 (94.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 133
- Typical mileage (median)
- 10,980 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Primero
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Primero MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 77% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Primero
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 36 | 91.7% |
| East of England | 24 | 95.8% |
| South West | 22 | 95.5% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2019 Primero
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2019 Primero
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.0% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
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.
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Check the lights 1.5% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2019 Primero through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £13–£39 — and 80% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £13–£39
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: bumpers damaged
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 80%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 133 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Compare the 2019 Fiat Primero with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2019 cars with a similar record
- Toyota RAV4 94.7%
- Honda Jazz 94.8%
- Porsche Macan 94.8%
- Suzuki Jimny 94.8%
- Audi A8 94.6%
- Lexus Nx 94.5%
Closest pass rates among 2019 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2019 Fiat Primero 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 51 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 15 | 29.40% | 19.76% | +9.64 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 14 | 27.50% | 12.21% | +15.29 |
| Visibility | 13 | 25.50% | 4.97% | +20.53 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 7.80% | 4.18% | +3.62 |
| Brakes | 3 | 5.90% | 20.89% | −14.99 |
| Suspension | 1 | 2.00% | 20.98% | −18.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 2.00% | 5.57% | −3.57 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 3.0% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 2.3% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.5% | £30–80 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 1.5% | £3–15 |
| Side repeaters lens defective which has no effect on emitted light Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.5% | £3–15 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.5% | £3–12 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.5% | £8–22 |
| Bumpers damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted Body, chassis, structure | Major | 0.75% | £80–250 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.75% | £30–80 |
| Individual direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.75% | £3–12 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.5% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 0.75% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 0.75% | £20–80 |
| Non-component advisories Items removed from drivers view prior to test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 0.75% | £20–80 |
| Non-component advisories Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights Non-component advisories | Advisory | 0.75% | £3–15 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 126 | 95.2% | 11,423 mi |
| 30-60k | 7 | 85.7% | 38,237 mi |
Source: 133 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2019 Primero MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Fiat Primero?
94.7% of the 133 2019 Fiat Primero tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 94.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Fiat Primero?
The three most recorded items are wipers blade defective (3.01%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.26%), headlamp aim too low (1.50%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Fiat Primero MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.2% of the time, falling to 85.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Fiat Primero in this dataset had covered 10,980 mi.
Does the season affect the 2019 Fiat Primero MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 97.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 93.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.