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Fiat DUCATO - 2014

166.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DUCATO, model year 2014. Sample size: 4,477 cars, 10,013 tests and 16,701 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,477 cars

The 2014 FIAT Ducato shows a lower overall defect rate compared to the yearly average, with 167 defects per 100 vehicles versus the average of 194. While it performs better in categories such as brakes and wheels, suspensions, and axles, where it significantly outperforms the average by 33% and 36% respectively, it struggles with defects related to steering, visibility, and lights and electrics, where it has higher rates than average. Notably, the defect rate increases with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, the model presents a mixed picture, excelling in some areas while facing challenges in others.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,477 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 33.2% better
62.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 24.4% worse
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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
Visibility
▼ 41.3% worse
24.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 76.2% worse
69.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • 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
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 37.4% better
124.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • 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
Body/Structure
▲ 3.8% better
15.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 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
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 75.6% worse
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 1.3% better
15.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 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
0 393 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: 1,810
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,152
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,011
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 666
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 585
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 498
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 467
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 463
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 418
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 417

Serious faults (Top 10)

Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 418
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 417
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 321
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 268
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 226
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 185
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 165
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: 161
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 151
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 136