Pass rate
84.4%
Around average — 6.8 pts behind the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 64 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £20–£51
2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet MOT pass rate
- 2021
- typical 47,060 mi
Only 64 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
54.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 84.6% pass
- Avoid 2021 84.4% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 81.8%
- Typical mileage
- 47k mi
The 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet MOT pass rate is 84.4% of its MOT tests — 6.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 54.2% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.6× the national share
Brakes make up 54.2% of everything recorded on the 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet, against 20.9% nationally — 33.3 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 91.2%; this one manages 84.4% — 6.8 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- 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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How does the 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 6.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 81.8%. The median 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet in this dataset had covered 47,060 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 6.25% of tests.
- 64 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.4% overall pass rate, 81.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet, the average is 84.5% — best year 2020 (84.6%), worst 2021 (84.4%).
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
- 64
- Typical mileage (median)
- 47,060 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Talento Sportivo Multijet MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2021 Talento Sportivo Multijet
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 Talento Sportivo Multijet
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 brakes 6.3% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 3.1% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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 suspension joints 1.6% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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 Talento Sportivo Multijet through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £20–£51 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £20–£51
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements
- £45–£110
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 64 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 Talento Sportivo Multijet, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2020 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 84.4% to 84.6% — a spread of 0.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2020 84.6% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2021 84.4%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
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 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet 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
- Ford Galaxy 84.1%
- Citroen C4 Sense + 84.8%
- Vauxhall Combo 84.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 85.2%
- Tesla Model 3 Performance 85.3%
- Toyota Hilux 85.6%
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 Talento Sportivo Multijet 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 48 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 | 26 | 54.20% | 20.89% | +33.31 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 7 | 14.60% | 12.21% | +2.39 |
| Tyres | 5 | 10.40% | 19.76% | −9.36 |
| Suspension | 2 | 4.20% | 20.98% | −16.78 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2 | 4.20% | 5.52% | −1.32 |
| Visibility | 2 | 4.20% | 4.97% | −0.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 4.20% | 1.76% | +2.44 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.10% | 4.18% | −2.08 |
| Steering | 1 | 2.10% | 2.57% | −0.47 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 6.3% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £3–12 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.1% | £45–110 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £3–15 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.8% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 6.3% | £45–95 |
| Pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth Brakes | Advisory | 4.7% | £45–110 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 3.1% | £20–80 |
| Stop lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 3.1% | £3–12 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 16 | 87.5% | 19,501 mi |
| 30-60k | 36 | 83.3% | 46,616 mi |
| 60-90k | 9 | 88.9% | 77,155 mi |
| 90-120k | 3 | 66.7% | 108,670 mi |
Source: 64 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 Talento Sportivo Multijet MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet?
84.4% of the 64 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 81.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (6.25%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.13%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (3.13%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.5% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Fiat Talento Sportivo Multijet in this dataset had covered 47,060 mi.