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Fiat DUCATO - 2016

134.9 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 DUCATO, model year 2016. Sample size: 5,535 cars, 12,096 tests and 16,321 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,535 cars

The 2016 FIAT Ducato shows an overall defect rate of 135 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% lower than the average for its year at 151 per 100. Notably, the Ducato performs significantly better than average in the categories of brakes and wheels, suspensions, and axles, with 21% and 36% fewer defects, respectively. However, it faces challenges in several areas, including steering, visibility, and lights and electrics, where defect rates are considerably higher than average. As mileage increases, defects also rise, particularly evident in the highest mileage category over 124,000 miles, which shows a marked increase in issues compared to lower mileage segments.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,535 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 22.3% better
60.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 14.8% worse
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 66.7% worse
25.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
▼ 67.7% worse
42.6 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
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 38.0% better
98.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 34.1% worse
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 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
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 136.4% worse
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (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
Other
▼ 16.8% worse
13.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 341 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: 1,314
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,240
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,160
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 704
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 631
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 613
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 589
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 513
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 463
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: 364

Serious faults (Top 10)

Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 463
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 320
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 252
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 238
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 221
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 206
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 199
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 143
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 138
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 135