Fiat DOBLO - 2004
426.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DOBLO, model year 2004.
Sample size: 776 cars, 1,738 tests and 7,415 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 776 cars
The 2004 FIAT Doblo has an overall defect rate of 427 per 100 vehicles, which is 12% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the model performs significantly better in steering defects, with a rate of 15% compared to the average of 25%. However, it faces considerable challenges in visibility issues, lights and electrics, and body structure, where defect rates are significantly higher than average. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly after 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 776 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 17.3% better
135.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
Steering
▲ 38.2% better
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 79.5% worse
52.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 45.4% worse
159.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.1% worse
338.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Body/Structure
▼ 42.1% worse
90.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 23.2% better
10.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 0.6% better
50.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 542
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 391
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 282
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 280
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 278
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 257
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 235
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 229
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 200
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 194
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 235
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 128
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 76
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 63