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Running costs, reliability, and MOT data for 213 models from 1,445,508 real MOT tests.

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Avg Pass Rate

83%

Total Tests

1,445,508

Models

213

Years Covered

1990-2023

Most Reliable

500 C Rockstar Mhev

100% pass rate

Least Reliable

Brava

57% pass rate

Most Popular

500

574,863 tests

About Fiat Cars

Fiat ranks 91th out of 145 car manufacturers for MOT reliability, with an average pass rate of 83%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%, putting Fiat in solid middle ground for reliability.

With 213 models across 34 years of data (1990 to 2023), there's a wide spread of 43 percentage points between the most and least reliable models. Choosing the right model matters significantly with Fiat.

Most and Least Reliable Fiat Models

The 500 C Rockstar Mhev leads the range with a 100% average pass rate from 90 tests. At the other end, the Brava has the lowest at 57%. Overall, more than half of Fiat's models achieve above-average pass rates, which is a good sign for the brand.

Fiat Fuel Types

Fiat models in our data come in 94 petrol, 129 diesel, 5 electric variants. Fiat is among the manufacturers offering electric options in the UK market.

Estimated Running Costs

Fuel (Petrol, 1242cc)
£1,137
Road Tax
£195
MOT Test
£55
Predicted Repairs
£200
Total per year£1,587
Per month£132/mo

Based on most recent year, 7,400 miles/year, current fuel prices. Insurance not included.

Full details

How reliable is Fiat?

Brand ranking91th out of 145 manufacturers
vs national average+1% (82% avg)
Models above 85% pass rate153 of 213
Models below 70% pass rate11 of 213
Reliability spread (best to worst)43 percentage points

All Fiat Models

Click any model to see detailed year-by-year reliability data, running costs, and comparisons.

ModelYearsPass RateTestsFuel
50016 yrs80%574,863Diesel, Petrol
Panda25 yrs76%152,146Petrol, Diesel
Ducato32 yrs79%138,083Diesel, Petrol
Punto25 yrs73%110,715Petrol, Diesel
Doblo21 yrs74%75,914Diesel, Petrol
500x7 yrs87%59,593Petrol
500c10 yrs79%34,035Petrol
500l9 yrs81%31,210Diesel, Petrol
Tipo8 yrs83%20,296Diesel, Petrol
Scudo20 yrs71%16,445Diesel
Auto Trail15 yrs88%16,286Diesel
Fiorino14 yrs75%13,795Diesel, Petrol
Grande Punto5 yrs72%12,390Petrol
Swift9 yrs92%11,462Diesel
500 Lounge Mhev2 yrs93%11,147Petrol
Bravo8 yrs69%10,067Diesel, Petrol
Unclassified30 yrs82%9,798Diesel, Petrol
500 C6 yrs76%8,521Petrol
Qubo13 yrs79%7,811Petrol, Diesel
500 L5 yrs76%7,732Petrol, Diesel
500 Dolcevita Mhev3 yrs94%6,633Petrol
Grand Punto6 yrs70%6,398Petrol
Punto Evo4 yrs68%5,947Petrol
Fullback4 yrs88%5,405Diesel
Roller Team11 yrs90%5,292Diesel
1243 yrs90%5,085Petrol
Doblo Cargo11 yrs69%4,699Diesel, Petrol
Motorhome23 yrs77%4,266Diesel
500 Star2 yrs90%3,800Petrol
500 Star Mhev2 yrs92%3,405Petrol
Talento6 yrs79%2,834Diesel
Hymer28 yrs79%2,832Diesel
Seicento6 yrs68%2,715Petrol
Coupe6 yrs71%2,548Petrol
500e La Prima2 yrs91%2,436Electric
500 Rockstar2 yrs90%2,377Petrol
Sedici4 yrs68%2,243Petrol
500 Sport Mhev3 yrs90%2,054Petrol
500x Sport4 yrs90%1,693Petrol
500 Rockstar Mhev2 yrs92%1,662Petrol
Doblo 16v Tecnico Maxi Mtjt Ii3 yrs83%1,661Diesel
500 Launch Edition Mhev2 yrs93%1,636Petrol
Burstner7 yrs94%1,550Diesel
Multipla11 yrs65%1,517Diesel, Petrol
500 Pop Mhev3 yrs90%1,465Petrol
Stilo6 yrs69%1,464Petrol
Camper16 yrs77%1,402Diesel
Adria6 yrs94%1,247Diesel
Ducato 42 Maxi Multijet Power4 yrs93%1,186Diesel
500e Icon2 yrs91%1,156Electric
Motor Home15 yrs80%1,125Diesel
Rapdio7 yrs92%1,051Diesel
Barchetta9 yrs77%988Petrol
Benimar5 yrs95%953Diesel
Motor Caravan15 yrs77%931Diesel
Cinquecento6 yrs74%916Petrol
Ducato Motorhome14 yrs82%893Diesel
Doblo 16v Tecnico Multijet Ii3 yrs84%892Diesel
500x Sport S-a4 yrs91%851Petrol
500 C Dolcevita Mhev3 yrs96%811Petrol
500 Star S-a2 yrs95%780Petrol
Fiorino 16v Tecnico Mjetii Ss2 yrs85%767Diesel
500 Dolcevita + Mhev2 yrs94%740Petrol
500 Sport2 yrs92%738Petrol
Idea4 yrs69%657Petrol, Diesel
Panda City Cross Mhev2 yrs92%622Petrol
Tribute7 yrs89%613Diesel
Bessacarr5 yrs94%574Diesel
Tipo Cross1 yr90%564Petrol
500 C Lounge Mhev2 yrs94%557Petrol
Tipo Life1 yr86%531Petrol
Sunlight6 yrs91%500Diesel
Carado6 yrs93%476Diesel
500e Passion1 yr89%463Electric
Chausson5 yrs96%437Diesel
500 Hey Google Mhev2 yrs98%384Petrol
500 C Star2 yrs91%334Petrol
Dethleffs4 yrs90%327Diesel
Autocruise5 yrs94%324Diesel
500 C Star Mhev2 yrs90%321Petrol
Pilote5 yrs93%319Diesel
1265 yrs80%289Petrol
500 Sport S-a2 yrs94%288Petrol
Fiorino 16v Multijet Ii S/s2 yrs79%288Diesel
Ducato 40 Maxi Multijet Power2 yrs92%287Diesel
500 C Rockstar2 yrs95%284Petrol
Ducato 42 Maxi Multijet Iii A2 yrs99%278Diesel
Motorcaravan6 yrs84%277Diesel
500 Dolcevita2 yrs89%264Petrol
500 Star Twinair2 yrs89%258Petrol
Panda Easy Mhev2 yrs95%242Petrol
500 Rockstar S-a2 yrs94%240Petrol
Panda Wild Twinair 4x41 yr93%235Petrol
500 Connect Mhev1 yr93%231Petrol
Ducato 42 Maxi M-jet Power A2 yrs99%225Diesel
Uno4 yrs81%222Petrol
Panda Cross Twinair 4x41 yr93%219Petrol
500 C Dolcevita2 yrs92%218Petrol
500 C Launch Edition Mhev2 yrs93%213Petrol
Mobilvetta5 yrs94%205Diesel
500x Cross +1 yr89%203Petrol
Swift Edge 4862 yrs95%203Diesel
Croma3 yrs75%198Diesel
Panda Trussardi2 yrs91%195Petrol
Ci3 yrs88%185Diesel
500 C Star S-a2 yrs92%181Petrol
Panda Sport Mhev1 yr95%175Petrol
500e Red2 yrs93%175Electric
500x 120th Anniversary S-a2 yrs96%172Petrol
Swift Edge 4762 yrs98%172Diesel
Roller Team Autoroller 747 S-a2 yrs99%167Diesel
Ducato 42 Maxi Multijet Ii1 yr99%161Diesel
500 Red Mhev2 yrs97%160Petrol
500 C Sport Mhev2 yrs98%159Petrol
Panda Mhev1 yr93%158Petrol
Ducato 35 Maxi Multijet Ii2 yrs94%158Diesel
Ulysse2 yrs70%156Petrol
Dethleffs Trend T 7057 Dbl/ebl3 yrs98%147Diesel
500x Hey Google1 yr92%135Petrol
Panda City Life Mhev1 yr90%135Petrol
Swift Edge 4942 yrs88%134Diesel
Tipo City Sport1 yr87%132Petrol
Benimar Mileo 2823 yrs93%132Diesel
Ducato Motorcaravan3 yrs76%130Diesel
Auto-sleepers2 yrs86%129Diesel
Hobby3 yrs92%125Diesel
500 C Sport2 yrs91%124Petrol
Swift Edge 4642 yrs95%123Diesel
Fiorino 16v Adventure M-jet Ii1 yr67%122Diesel
Swift Kon-tiki Sport 596 S-a1 yr91%119Diesel
Auto-trail Expedition 671 yr97%118Diesel
500l Sport1 yr87%112Petrol
Auto-trail Imala 736 G2 yrs97%112Diesel
Auto-trail Expedition 661 yr96%110Diesel
Fiorino 16v Ad Multijet Ii S/s1 yr79%107Diesel
500x Cross + S-a1 yr94%105Petrol
Roller Team Auto Roller 7072 yrs92%102Diesel
Talento Sportivo Multijet Ii2 yrs85%96Diesel
Talento Onxyed Mjtii Ejt Ss Sa1 yr84%93Diesel
Ducato 35 Shadow Ed M-jet Ii2 yrs92%93Diesel
500 C Rockstar Twinair1 yr91%92Petrol
500 C Rockstar Mhev2 yrs100%90Petrol
Rapido Van Auto1 yr98%87Diesel
Hymer Motorhome1 yr98%83Diesel
500e Action1 yr95%82Electric
Rapido2 yrs93%79Diesel
Ducato 35 Multijet Iii1 yr91%77Diesel
500 Rockstar Twinair2 yrs93%77Petrol
Ducato 35 Maxi Multijet Ii A1 yr99%73Diesel
Swift Kon-tiki Sport 5991 yr97%72Diesel
Adria Twin Supreme 640 Slb A2 yrs94%70Diesel
500x Hey Google S-a1 yr91%69Petrol
Auto-trail Expedition 67 S-a1 yr84%69Diesel
500 C Hey Google Mhev1 yr96%69Petrol
Auto-trail Frontier D-ware S-a1 yr100%68Diesel
Elddis Encore 2551 yr97%67Diesel
Freedom1 yr71%66Petrol
500 C Rockstar S-a1 yr100%66Petrol
Talento Tcnico Mjtii Ejt Ss Sa1 yr92%63Diesel
500 C Star Twinair1 yr84%63Petrol
Auto-trail Adventure 652 yrs89%63Diesel
Ducato Motor Home2 yrs80%62Diesel
Swift Edge 494 S-a1 yr97%58Diesel
Swift Edge 4121 yr96%57Diesel
Swift Kon-tiki Sport599 Lounge1 yr98%57Diesel
500x Connect1 yr98%56Petrol
Auto-trail Adventure 65 S-a1 yr83%52Diesel
Brava1 yr57%51Petrol
Panda Trussardi Mhev1 yr100%51Petrol
500 C Dolcevita + Mhev1 yr92%51Petrol
Rapido S6 Auto1 yr98%51Diesel
Swift Kon-tiki Sport 599 S-a1 yr88%50Diesel
Auto-trail V Line 669 S1 yr86%49Diesel
Swift Kon-tiki Sport 5961 yr98%49Diesel
Fiorino 16v Sportivo M-jet Ii1 yr92%49Diesel
Fiorino 16v Sx Multijet Ii S/s1 yr81%48Diesel
Swift Escape 6751 yr94%47Diesel
500x Red1 yr98%47Petrol
Westfalia1 yr100%45Diesel
Autotrail Frontier Comanche Sa1 yr96%45Diesel
Doblo 16v Sx Multijet Ii1 yr73%44Diesel
Doblo 16v Trekking Maxi Mtjtii1 yr91%43Diesel
Auto-trail Frontier D-ware Hb1 yr83%42Diesel
Tipo Easy + Multijet1 yr71%41Diesel
Elddis Evolution Cv401 yr98%41Diesel
Auto-trail Frontier Scout1 yr98%40Diesel
500 C Dolcevita S-a1 yr93%40Petrol
Ducato 30 Tecnico Multijet Ii1 yr92%39Diesel
500 C Pop Mhev1 yr90%39Petrol
Elddis Autoquest Cv201 yr100%38Diesel
Roller Team Autoroller 746 S-a1 yr97%36Diesel
Elddis Sunseeker Cv201 yr100%36Diesel
Elddis Evolution Cv201 yr97%35Diesel
Auto-trail Imala 734 Hb1 yr100%35Diesel
Swift Edge 476 S-a1 yr89%35Diesel
Swift Escape 674/51 yr100%35Diesel
Roller Team Pegaso 745 S-a1 yr91%34Diesel
Auto Trail Tribute T6601 yr91%33Diesel
Ducato 35 Tecnico M-jet Ii A1 yr100%33Diesel
Benimar Mileo 282 Auto1 yr100%33Diesel
Ducato Camper1 yr76%33Diesel
Adria Twin Supreme 600 Spb A1 yr97%32Diesel
Roller Team Toleno L1 yr88%32Diesel
Burstner Motorhome1 yr100%32Diesel
Benimar Mileo 243 Auto1 yr94%31Diesel
Roller Team Autoroller 707 S-a1 yr84%31Diesel
Rapido Van1 yr100%31Diesel
Benimar Mileo 201 Auto1 yr94%31Diesel
Elddis Encore 2501 yr100%31Diesel
Autotrail G Frontier Gf80ib Sa1 yr100%30Diesel
1271 yr60%30Diesel
Talento Onyx Ed Multijet Ii1 yr80%30Diesel
500x Red S-a1 yr97%30Petrol

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