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Fiat DUCATO - 2022

68.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2022 is 71.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DUCATO, model year 2022. Sample size: 1,453 cars, 2,065 tests and 1,409 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,453 cars

The 2022 Fiat Ducato shows a slightly lower overall defect rate of 68 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 70 defects per 100. However, it has significantly higher defect rates in several categories, particularly in Steering, Visibility, Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, and Equipment, where its figures exceed the averages by substantial margins. On the positive side, the Ducato performs notably better in the Wheels, Suspensions & Axles category, with a defect rate that is much lower than the average. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with distance driven, particularly in the higher mileage categories, aligning with general expectations for vehicle wear.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,453 cars

Categories

Brakes
▲ 6.4% better
29.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 275.0% worse
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 28.8% worse
16.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 100 tests
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 240.4% worse
37.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 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
  • 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: 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
▲ 54.5% better
37.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 162.5% worse
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 100 tests
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • 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
Equipment
▼ 161.5% worse
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 266.7% worse
7.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 309 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)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 172
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 133
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 90
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 87
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 46
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: 44
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 41
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 40
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 38
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 32

Serious faults (Top 10)

Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 13