Pass rate
88.2%
Above average — 2.5 pts behind the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 76 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £17–£54
2020 Fiat Rapdio MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 11,504 mi
Only 76 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
26.3% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 95.3% pass
- Avoid 2020 88.2% pass · this year
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 7.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 86.8%
- Typical mileage
- 12k mi
The 2020 Fiat Rapdio MOT pass rate is 88.2% of its MOT tests — 2.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat Rapdio does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Visibility: 4.2× the national share
Visibility accounts for 21.1% of everything recorded on the 2020 Fiat Rapdio, against 5.0% nationally — 16.1 points above. Lamps & electrics are still the single largest share at 26.3%, but at 12.2% 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.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 67% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 76 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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How does the 2020 Fiat Rapdio compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 2.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 86.8%. The median 2020 Fiat Rapdio in this dataset had covered 11,504 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers blade defective", noted on 2.63% of tests.
- 76 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.2% overall pass rate, 86.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Rapdio, the average is 91.8% — best year 2019 (95.3%), worst 2020 (88.2%).
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
- 76
- Typical mileage (median)
- 11,504 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Rapdio
- 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 Rapdio MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 79% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Rapdio
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 24 | 83.3% |
| South West | 19 | 84.2% |
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 2020 Rapdio
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 2020 Rapdio
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 2.6% 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 exhaust and emissions 1.3% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 1.3% of tests
“front fog lamp switch inoperative”
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 2020 Rapdio through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £17–£54 — and 67% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £17–£54
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 67%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 76 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 →
Every year of the Rapdio, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2013 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 88.2% to 95.3% — a spread of 7.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2013 89.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 89.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 91.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 90.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 93.2% malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2018 92.3% malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2019 95.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 88.2%wipers blade defective
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2020 Fiat Rapdio 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 2020 cars with a similar record
- BMW X5 XDRIVE45E 88.2%
- Kia Sportage GT-Line Crdi 88.2%
- Renault Clio 88.1%
- BMW 330 88.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqc 88.0%
- Vauxhall Insignia 88.4%
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Fiat Rapdio 10 failure items · 3 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5 | 26.30% | 12.21% | +14.09 |
| Visibility | 4 | 21.10% | 4.97% | +16.13 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 15.80% | 5.52% | +10.28 |
| Tyres | 2 | 10.50% | 19.76% | −9.26 |
| Suspension | 1 | 5.30% | 20.98% | −15.68 |
| Brakes | 1 | 5.30% | 20.89% | −15.59 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 5.30% | 4.18% | +1.12 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 5.30% | 1.76% | +3.54 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 5.30% | 0.82% | +4.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.6% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.6% | £8–22 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.3% | £60–250 |
| Front fog lamp switch inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £3–15 |
| Front fog lamps not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £3–15 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.3% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.3% | £3–12 |
| Registration plates incorrect Identification of the vehicle | Major | 1.3% | £20–80 |
| Reversing lamps inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.3% | £3–15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 1.3% | £200–700 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.3% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 74 | 87.8% | 11,996 mi |
| 30-60k | 2 | 100.0% | 35,611 mi |
Source: 76 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.
2020 Rapdio MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Fiat Rapdio?
88.2% of the 76 2020 Fiat Rapdio tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 86.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Fiat Rapdio?
The three most recorded items are wipers blade defective (2.63%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.63%), emissions not tested unable to be completed (1.32%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Fiat Rapdio MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.8% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Fiat Rapdio in this dataset had covered 11,504 mi.