Fiat DOBLO - 2005
424.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DOBLO, model year 2005.
Sample size: 1,065 cars, 2,474 tests and 10,497 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,065 cars
The 2005 FIAT Doblo shows a higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 424 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 376 for the average. This model exhibits significant challenges in visibility, lights and electrics, and body/structure, with defect rates in these categories substantially exceeding the averages. Notably, as mileage increases, the Doblo's defect rate also rises, particularly beyond 93,000 miles. Despite some common issues like tyre wear, this model's performance in specific defect categories highlights areas for potential improvement.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,065 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 14.8% better
135.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 15.6% better
18.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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
▼ 58.8% worse
45.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 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
▼ 60.7% worse
176.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.1% worse
336.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 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
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 23.9% worse
76.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 7.0% worse
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- 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
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 1.5% better
46.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 897
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 597
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 408
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 375
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 358
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 339
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 325
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 287
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 281
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 262
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 217
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 211
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 113
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 81
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 75