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Fiat DUCATO - 2012

152.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DUCATO, model year 2012. Sample size: 3,734 cars, 8,245 tests and 12,553 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,734 cars

The 2012 FIAT Ducato shows a significantly lower overall defect rate of 152 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 246 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 38% improvement. In terms of mileage trends, defects increase with age, particularly in vehicles with over 124,000 miles. Notably, the Ducato excels in categories such as brakes, steering, and body structure, with defect rates considerably lower than the average. However, it does have a slightly higher incidence of issues related to equipment compared to the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,734 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 40.8% better
61.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 40.9% better
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • 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.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 6.3% worse
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 13.7% worse
70.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 56.1% better
107.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 48.9% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • 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
Equipment
▼ 21.0% worse
7.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Audible warning:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 32.6% better
15.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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 the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 420 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,308
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,002
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 636
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 615
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 363
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 360
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 349
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 332
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 281
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 279

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 279
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 197
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 151
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 83