Pass rate
70.7%
Below average — 2.6 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 594 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £55–£151
2001 Fiat Scudo MOT pass rate
- 2001
- Van
- 2 trims combined
- typical 117,069 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
22.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 83.7% pass
- Avoid 2005 66.6% pass
Across the 18 years on record, a spread of 17.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.3%
- Typical mileage
- 117k mi
The 2001 Fiat Scudo MOT pass rate is 70.7% of its MOT tests — 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.7% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.2× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 12.3% of everything recorded on the 2001 Fiat Scudo, against 5.6% nationally — 6.7 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.7%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
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 Scudo first registered in 2001 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2001 Fiat Scudo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.3%. The median 2001 Fiat Scudo in this dataset had covered 117,069 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.9% of the time, April–September 72.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.26% of tests.
- 594 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.7% overall pass rate, 63.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Scudo, the average is 69.5% — best year 2022 (83.7%), worst 2005 (66.6%).
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
- 594
- Typical mileage (median)
- 117,069 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Scudo
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Scudo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 62% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Fiat Scudo is most common
Across all Scudo model years on record (2000–2022): 11,961 Fiat Scudo cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 32,202 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 405 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.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 405 | 77.3% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 364 | 72.6% |
| 3 | Swansea (SA) | 292 | 68.0% |
| 4 | Nottingham (NG) | 268 | 68.1% |
| 5 | Plymouth (PL) | 265 | 64.2% |
| 6 | Bristol (BS) | 245 | 67.1% |
| 7 | Doncaster (DN) | 225 | 69.5% |
| 8 | Leicester (LE) | 223 | 72.6% |
| 9 | Cardiff (CF) | 220 | 68.8% |
| 10 | Exeter (EX) | 217 | 64.4% |
| 11 | Coventry (CV) | 211 | 74.8% |
| 12 | Derby (DE) | 207 | 72.6% |
| 13 | Peterborough (PE) | 206 | 66.0% |
| 14 | Gloucester (GL) | 204 | 68.2% |
| 15 | Norwich (NR) | 194 | 67.3% |
| 16 | Portsmouth (PO) | 193 | 67.0% |
| 17 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 178 | 64.8% |
| 18 | Wrexham (LL) | 176 | 67.6% |
| 19 | Ashford (TN) | 165 | 67.7% |
| 20 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 155 | 66.0% |
The twenty areas with the most Fiat Scudo 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 →
Regional pass rates for the Scudo
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 118 | 61.9% |
| East of England | 98 | 72.4% |
| South East | 97 | 77.3% |
| West Midlands | 73 | 76.7% |
| Yorkshire | 60 | 66.7% |
| North West | 55 | 72.7% |
| East Midlands | 35 | 68.6% |
| Wales | 31 | 71.0% |
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 2001 Scudo
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 2001 Scudo
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 lights 9.3% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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.
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Check corrosion 7.1% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the windscreen 4.2% of tests
“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.
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 2001 Scudo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £55–£151 — and 50% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £55–£151
- Cheapest common item: mirrors slightly damaged
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 50%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 594 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 Scudo, side by side
18 model years on record, from 2000 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.6% to 83.7% — a spread of 17.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 71.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 70.7%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 72.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 68.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 68.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 66.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 67.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 67.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 69.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 69.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 70.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2011 69.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2012 71.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 72.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2014 73.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2015 73.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2016 74.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2022 83.7% wipers does not clear the…
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 2001 Fiat Scudo 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 2001 vans with a similar record
- Citroen Berlingo 70.9%
- Volkswagen Transporter 69.5%
- Ford Transit 72.0%
- Peugeot Boxer 72.1%
- Peugeot Partner 69.3%
- Renault Kangoo 66.9%
Closest pass rates among 2001 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2001 Fiat Scudo 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 2,079 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 481 | 22.70% | 20.98% | +1.72 |
| Brakes | 351 | 16.60% | 20.89% | −4.29 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 330 | 15.60% | 12.21% | +3.39 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 261 | 12.30% | 5.57% | +6.73 |
| Tyres | 194 | 9.20% | 19.76% | −10.56 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 136 | 6.40% | 5.52% | +0.88 |
| Visibility | 116 | 5.50% | 4.97% | +0.53 |
| Steering | 95 | 4.50% | 2.57% | +1.93 |
| Non-component advisories | 59 | 2.80% | 4.18% | −1.38 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 56 | 2.60% | 0.82% | +1.78 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.3% | £5–20 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 7.1% | £180–450 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 5.7% | £80–250 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 4.2% | £3–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.2% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.7% | £80–250 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.2% | £5–25 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.2% | £8–22 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.0% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.5% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 18.4% | £25–65 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 17.7% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 15.5% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.3% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 23,930 mi |
| 30-60k | 19 | 89.5% | 46,290 mi |
| 60-90k | 44 | 72.7% | 75,671 mi |
| 90-120k | 43 | 74.4% | 104,970 mi |
| 120k+ | 94 | 70.2% | 175,589 mi |
Source: 594 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.
2001 Scudo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Fiat Scudo?
70.7% of the 594 2001 Fiat Scudo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 63.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Fiat Scudo?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.26%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (7.07%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (5.72%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Fiat Scudo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 70.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Fiat Scudo in this dataset had covered 117,069 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Fiat Scudo MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.