Fiat PANDA - 2014
213.2 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 PANDA, model year 2014.
Sample size: 7,991 cars, 17,400 tests and 37,101 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 7,991 cars
The 2014 Fiat Panda has an overall defect rate of 213 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rates also rise significantly, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. The model performs better than average in categories such as Steering, Visibility, and Lights & Electrics, showing improvements of up to nearly 60%. However, it falls short in Body/Structure and Other defects, with rates substantially higher than the average. Overall, while the Fiat Panda demonstrates strengths in certain areas, it also exhibits specific weaknesses that could impact its reliability as it ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 7,991 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 6.6% worse
98.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 61.3% better
4.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- 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
▲ 34.3% better
11.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 24.6% better
29.8 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 15.7% worse
230.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 67.9% worse
26.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft bearing: excessively worn
- A transmission shaft bearing: excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 46.7% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 47.8% worse
23.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
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: 5,101
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,183
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,116
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,672
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,786
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,639
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,301
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,277
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,233
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,212
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 840
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 658
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 532
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 437
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 361
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 278
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 269
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 237
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 223