Fiat Qubo MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat Qubo MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat Qubo passed on its first attempt in 68.6%, and its overall record sits −5.4 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat Qubo in the 2023–2025 data: 15,910 tests across 13 model years (2008–2020). 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 Qubo MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat Qubo, the Suspension 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 Qubo's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Fiat Qubo DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat Qubo, each with how many of the model's 15,910 tests it was noted on.

• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 931 Fiat Qubo tests, 5.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 644 Fiat Qubo tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush" (Major) — noted on about 531 Fiat Qubo tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 475 Fiat Qubo tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 316 Fiat Qubo tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 269 Fiat Qubo tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat Qubo Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat Qubo model year on record is 2020 (91.1% across 123 tests), and the weakest is 2008 (68.1%). The gap between them is 23.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Fiat Qubo reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.2 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Fiat Qubo Owners

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

• the coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

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

Where the Fiat Qubo is most common

Across every Qubo model year on record (2008–2020): 6,246 Fiat Qubo cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 15,910 tests. Swansea (SA) has the most, with 194 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Fiat Qubo cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat Qubo MOT & Reliability