Pass rate
81.5%
Around average — 2.5 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 4,097 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£72
2016 Fiat TIPO MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 58,300 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
27.6% 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 →
1.1 pts down across model years — 3.8% in 2016, 2.7% in 2021.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 90.2% pass
- Avoid 2017 79.5% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 10.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 77.7%
- Typical mileage
- 58k mi
The 2016 Fiat TIPO MOT pass rate is 81.5% of its MOT tests — 2.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.4× the national share
Tyres make up 27.2% of everything recorded on the 2016 Fiat Tipo, against 19.8% nationally — 7.4 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 27.6%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 30% 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 2016 Fiat TIPO compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, 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 77.7%. The median 2016 Fiat TIPO in this dataset had covered 58,300 mi.
53% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 82.4% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 79.9% of the time, April–September 83.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction", noted on 2.76% of tests.
- 4,097 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.5% overall pass rate, 77.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat TIPO, the average is 81.8% — best year 2022 (90.2%), worst 2017 (79.5%).
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
- 4,097
- Typical mileage (median)
- 58,300 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat TIPO
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Indicator Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the TIPO MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 69% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (53% of tests).
Where the Fiat TIPO is most common
Across all TIPO model years on record (2016–2022): 18,193 Fiat TIPO cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 43,643 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 669 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) | 669 | 82.0% |
| 2 | Coventry (CV) | 539 | 82.7% |
| 3 | Swansea (SA) | 476 | 80.7% |
| 4 | Sheffield (S) | 440 | 85.0% |
| 5 | Cardiff (CF) | 396 | 77.6% |
| 6 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 365 | 80.2% |
| 7 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 362 | 82.7% |
| 8 | Northampton (NN) | 352 | 80.7% |
| 9 | Peterborough (PE) | 348 | 85.3% |
| 10 | Newport (NP) | 315 | 77.8% |
| 11 | Leicester (LE) | 314 | 81.5% |
| 12 | Glasgow (G) | 309 | 77.8% |
| 13 | Nottingham (NG) | 305 | 80.7% |
| 14 | Manchester (M) | 283 | 81.0% |
| 15 | Warrington (WA) | 253 | 80.3% |
| 16 | Walsall (WS) | 247 | 82.8% |
| 17 | Doncaster (DN) | 241 | 81.2% |
| 18 | Edinburgh (EH) | 240 | 79.6% |
| 19 | Norwich (NR) | 225 | 83.0% |
| 20 | Bristol (BS) | 225 | 79.8% |
The twenty areas with the most Fiat TIPO 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 TIPO
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 618 | 82.2% |
| North West | 526 | 81.9% |
| West Midlands | 488 | 84.6% |
| East of England | 418 | 84.9% |
| Yorkshire | 409 | 80.7% |
| Wales | 395 | 76.5% |
| South West | 353 | 79.0% |
| East Midlands | 280 | 83.9% |
| Scotland | 259 | 76.4% |
| North East | 206 | 77.7% |
| London | 145 | 89.7% |
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 2016 TIPO
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 2016 TIPO
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 2.8% 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 coil springs 2.2% of tests
“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.
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Check the shock absorbers 1.9% of tests
“shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”
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.
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 2016 TIPO through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£72 — and 30% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£72
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 30%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 4,097 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 TIPO, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2016 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.5% to 90.2% — a spread of 10.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 81.5%malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2017 79.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2018 82.0% shock absorbers has a serious…
- 2019 85.9% wipers does not clear the…
- 2020 88.0% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 85.3% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 90.2% 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 2016 Fiat TIPO 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 2016 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Juke 81.5%
- Renault Scenic 81.5%
- Citroen C3 81.4%
- Smart Mcc Forfour 81.6%
- Jeep Renegade 81.3%
- Ford Ranger 81.3%
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 Fiat TIPO 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 5,664 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 | 1,577 | 27.60% | 20.89% | +6.71 |
| Tyres | 1,549 | 27.20% | 19.76% | +7.44 |
| Suspension | 991 | 17.40% | 20.98% | −3.58 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 491 | 8.60% | 12.21% | −3.61 |
| Non-component advisories | 367 | 6.40% | 4.18% | +2.22 |
| Visibility | 278 | 4.90% | 4.97% | −0.07 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 211 | 3.70% | 5.52% | −1.82 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 74 | 1.30% | 1.76% | −0.46 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 73 | 1.30% | 5.57% | −4.27 |
| Steering | 53 | 0.90% | 2.57% | −1.67 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.8% | £3–12 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.2% | £25–65 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £30–75 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.8% | £80–200 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.1% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.90% | £5–25 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 0.85% | £45–110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 20.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.1% | £45–110 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 11.9% | £30–75 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.5% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.3% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.3% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 317 | 88.6% | 23,154 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,851 | 82.5% | 46,557 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,413 | 80.2% | 72,530 mi |
| 90-120k | 400 | 77.0% | 101,276 mi |
| 120k+ | 116 | 79.3% | 141,840 mi |
Source: 4,097 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.
2016 TIPO MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Fiat TIPO?
81.5% of the 4,097 2016 Fiat TIPO tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 77.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Fiat TIPO?
The three most recorded items are malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.76%), coil spring fractured or broken (2.22%), shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (1.93%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Fiat TIPO MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.6% of the time, falling to 79.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Fiat TIPO in this dataset had covered 58,300 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2016 Fiat TIPO?
Petrol: 82.4% pass rate across 2,182 tests. Diesel: 80.6% pass rate across 1,915 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2016 Fiat TIPO MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 79.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.