Fiat QUBO - 2013
226.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat QUBO, model year 2013.
Sample size: 607 cars, 1,427 tests and 3,233 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 607 cars
The 2013 FIAT Qubo has an overall defect rate of approximately 227 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly above the yearly average of 219 defects per 100 vehicles, reflecting a 3.2% increase. Notably, the Qubo performs significantly better than average in the brakes category, with a defect rate of 78 compared to the average of 100. However, it struggles in the "Other" defects category, showing a higher rate of 33 compared to the average of 19. Mileage-related trends indicate that the defect rate increases with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, with the highest rate of 484 defects per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 607 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 20.4% better
78.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▲ 0.0% better
12.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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.
Visibility
▼ 12.2% worse
20.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 15.6% worse
57.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.5% worse
227.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 8.0% better
18.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 5.8% worse
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 66.8% worse
32.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 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
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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: 398
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 230
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 177
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 152
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 132
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 113
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 109
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 101
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 85
Serious faults (Top 10)
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 85
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 20