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Fiat AUTO TRAIL - 2014

68.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat AUTO TRAIL, model year 2014. Sample size: 676 cars, 1,438 tests and 983 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 676 cars

The 2014 FIAT AUTO TRAIL has a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 68 defects per 100 vehicles versus 194. This model shows notable strengths in several categories, such as brakes and visibility, where it performs much better than average, with only 26% and 8% of vehicles failing respectively, compared to 93% and 17% for the average. However, defects tend to increase with mileage, particularly over 62,000 miles, where the rate rises sharply to 340 per 100. Despite some common issues like tyre wear, the AUTO TRAIL stands out positively in areas like wheels, suspensions, and body structure, showcasing a reliable performance overall.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 676 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 72.1% better
25.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 19.3% better
9.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering box: leaking oil
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 52.9% better
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 36.7% better
25.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A direction indicator: lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 71.7% better
56.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 69.9% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 15.6% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Audible warning:
  • A statutory seat belt missing
Other
▲ 77.7% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 359 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 148
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 110
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 60
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 41
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 37
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 30
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 27
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 22

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 7