Fiat QUBO - 2009
329.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat QUBO, model year 2009.
Sample size: 425 cars, 993 tests and 3,274 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 425 cars
The 2009 FIAT Qubo has an overall defect rate of 330 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 6.5% higher than the average for cars of the same year. The model shows increasing defect rates with mileage, particularly after 93,000 miles, which aligns with general trends observed in other vehicles. Notably, the Qubo excels in brake performance, with significantly fewer defects compared to the average, while it struggles in categories such as visibility and equipment, where it reports higher defect rates. Overall, while the Qubo has some strong points, particularly in braking, it faces challenges in visibility and equipment reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 425 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 39.3% better
71.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▼ 13.5% worse
18.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 75.6% worse
41.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 17.1% worse
94.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.7% worse
320.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 12.5% worse
46.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
Equipment
▼ 98.8% worse
16.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 47.1% worse
50.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 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 default 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
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 282
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 246
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 182
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 166
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 153
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 120
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 117
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 113
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 82
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 25