Fiat TIPO Red MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat TIPO Red MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat TIPO Red passed on its first attempt in 90.1%, and its overall record sits +9.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat TIPO Red in the 2023–2025 data: 77 tests across 1 model years (2022–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Fiat TIPO Red MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat TIPO Red, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Fiat TIPO Red's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Fiat TIPO Red DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat TIPO Red, each with how many of the model's 77 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 5 Fiat TIPO Red tests, 6.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Fiat TIPO Red tests, 3.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 2 Fiat TIPO Red tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits" (Major) — noted on about 1 Fiat TIPO Red tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Fiat TIPO Red tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens seriously defective" (Major) — noted on about 1 Fiat TIPO Red tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat TIPO Red Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat TIPO Red model year on record is 2022 (90.9% across 77 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (90.9%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Fiat TIPO Red Owners

These checks follow this Fiat TIPO Red's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Fiat TIPO Red.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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.

• the wipers and washers — “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.

• the exhaust and emissions — “catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Fiat TIPO Red. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat TIPO Red MOT & Reliability