Fiat DOBLO - 2016
197.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DOBLO, model year 2016.
Sample size: 3,565 cars, 7,943 tests and 15,644 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,565 cars
The 2016 FIAT Doblo has an overall defect rate of 197 per 100 vehicles, which is 30.5% higher than the average for cars of the same year, which stands at 151 per 100. The defect rate tends to increase with mileage, peaking at 364 for vehicles with over 124,000 miles. Notably, the Doblo performs better than average in the areas of brakes and steering, with defects in these categories being significantly lower. However, it shows marked weaknesses in visibility, lights and electrics, and wheels, suspensions and axles, indicating areas for concern compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,565 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 29.2% better
55.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 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
▲ 63.0% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 84.0% worse
27.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 57.1% worse
39.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 36.8% worse
218.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 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 spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 100.0% worse
18.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is 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
▼ 27.3% worse
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC switch damaged or not functioning correctly
Other
▼ 144.2% worse
27.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 2,373
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,202
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,028
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 929
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 692
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 587
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 552
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 521
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 472
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 305
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 521
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 472
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 280
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 211
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 108
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 102
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 102