Pass rate
96.8%
Above average — 5.6 pts ahead of the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 62 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £38–£95
2021 Fiat Sun Living A MOT pass rate
- 2021
- 2 trims combined
- typical 15,433 mi
Only 62 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
Brakes
50.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 96.8% pass · this year
- Avoid 2021 96.8% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 96.6%
- Typical mileage
- 15k mi
The 2021 Fiat Sun Living A MOT pass rate is 96.8% of its MOT tests — 5.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 50.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat Sun Living A does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.4× the national share
Brakes make up 50.0% of everything recorded on the 2021 Fiat Sun Living A, against 20.9% nationally — 29.1 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- 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 91.2% and this one manages 96.8% — 5.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 Sun Living A first registered in 2021 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2021 Fiat Sun Living A compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 5.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.6%. The median 2021 Fiat Sun Living A in this dataset had covered 15,433 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too low", noted on 1.61% of tests.
- 62 recorded tests behind this page.
- 96.8% overall pass rate, 96.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Sun Living A, the average is 96.8% — best year 2021 (96.8%), worst 2021 (96.8%).
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
- 62
- Typical mileage (median)
- 15,433 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Sun Living A
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Sun Living A MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Sun Living A
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 25 | 96.0% |
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 2021 Sun Living A
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 2021 Sun Living A
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 1.6% 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.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.6% of tests
“washers not working”
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 windscreen 1.6% 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 2021 Sun Living A through its MOT
Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£95 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 6 common items
- £38–£95
- Cheapest common item: washers not working
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 62 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 2021 Fiat Sun Living A 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 2021 cars with a similar record
- Lexus Ux 96.7%
- Lexus Rx 96.9%
- Suzuki Ignis 96.4%
- Toyota YARIS Cross 96.4%
- Lexus Nx 96.3%
- Levc Tx 96.3%
Closest pass rates among 2021 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 2021 Fiat Sun Living A 6 failure items · 4 advisories · 4 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 5 | 50.00% | 20.89% | +29.11 |
| Visibility | 3 | 30.00% | 4.97% | +25.03 |
| Tyres | 1 | 10.00% | 19.76% | −9.76 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 10.00% | 12.21% | −2.21 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £60–150 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 1.6% | £5–15 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 1.6% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £80–200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Parking brake efficiency (trikes, quads and pre-68 vehicles) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £25–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 57 | 98.2% | 13,743 mi |
| 30-60k | 5 | 80.0% | 39,819 mi |
Source: 62 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.
2021 Sun Living A MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Fiat Sun Living A?
96.8% of the 62 2021 Fiat Sun Living A tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 96.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Fiat Sun Living A?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too low (1.61%), parking brake performance inoperative on one side (1.61%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (1.61%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Fiat Sun Living A MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 98.2% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Fiat Sun Living A in this dataset had covered 15,433 mi.