Fiat DOBLO - 2015
211.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DOBLO, model year 2015.
Sample size: 4,964 cars, 11,163 tests and 23,564 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,964 cars
The 2015 FIAT Doblo demonstrates a higher overall defect rate, with 211 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 170 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 23.8% increase. The model shows notable challenges, particularly in visibility and lights & electrics, where it significantly exceeds the average defect rates. Conversely, it performs better than average in brake and steering categories, indicating fewer issues in these areas. Mileage trends reveal a consistent increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, highlighting a potential concern for older vehicles. Overall, while the Doblo excels in some mechanical aspects, it struggles with visibility and electrical issues compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,964 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 30.5% better
58.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 65.7% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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.
Visibility
▼ 71.4% worse
27.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 60.6% worse
49.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 26.4% worse
225.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 74.4% worse
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 5.0% worse
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- 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
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 148.5% worse
32.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
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: 3,538
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,794
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,319
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,292
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,113
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,020
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 779
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 709
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 584
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 466
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 709
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 584
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 387
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 376
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 361
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 158
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 137