Fiat DOBLO - 2017
174.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DOBLO, model year 2017.
Sample size: 2,563 cars, 5,734 tests and 9,995 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,563 cars
The 2017 Fiat Doblo has a higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 174 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 134. This model shows a notable increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly after 124,000 miles. In terms of performance, the Doblo excels in brake and steering issues, registering significantly lower defect rates than the average. However, it struggles with visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure defects, all of which are notably higher than their respective averages. This combination suggests that while the Doblo may be reliable in certain areas, it faces challenges in visibility and electrical components that potential buyers should consider.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,563 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 27.9% better
52.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 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
▲ 42.9% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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
▼ 82.1% worse
26.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 66.2% worse
33.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 33.1% worse
190.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 111.4% worse
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 14.8% worse
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 172.2% worse
24.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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
- 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: 1,706
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 661
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 615
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 484
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 442
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 418
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 359
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 325
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 300
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 418
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 359
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 145
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 94
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 49