MOT data by first-use year
2017 Fiat Fullback: MOT fail rate and common problems
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 5,184 MOT tests · Updated
19.5% of 2017 Fiat Fullback pickups failed their MOT at 8 years; measured against vehicles the same age and test year, about the same as the 2018 pickups (1,329 MOT tests) [1].
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- −1.3 to −2.2 points: the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 5 to 8 years, 5,184 MOT tests
- At 8 years (tested 2025): 19.5% failed, against 21.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 years in 2025, 1,269 MOT tests
- At 7 years (tested 2024): 17.9% failed, against 20.1% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 7 years in 2024, 1,276 MOT tests
Engine, fuel and mileage decide where one vehicle sits within these figures. Check the reg first.
Figures are for 2017 Fiat Fullback pickups as a group, not for one pickup.
- Fail rate at 8 years (2025)
- 19.5%
- vs 21.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 years in 2025
- 1,269 MOT tests
- Gap to all class 4, same age and year
- −1.5 pts
- over ages 5–8: −2.2 to −0.4 pts
- 5,184 MOT tests
- Against the 2018 pickups
- −1.5 pts
- 95% range −4.4 to +1.5 pts, same ages, each against its own test year
- 1,329 MOT tests
- MOT tests of 2017 pickups
- 5,184
- tested 2022–2025, 4 ages with 1,000+ tests
- 5,184 MOT tests
About the same as the 2018 pickups: −1.5 points at age 5, each year against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year; 95% range −4.4 to +1.5, from 1,329 MOT tests of 2017 pickups and 1,013 of the 2018 pickups. Not adjusted for mileage.
Every Fiat Fullback year against all class 4 vehicles the same age
2017 Fiat Fullback fail rate at each MOT
From 2022 to 2025, as these pickups went from 5 to 8 years old, the fail rate went from 14.7% to 19.5%, and the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year from −1.3 to −2.2 points. The widest gap was at 7 years (−2.2 points, 1,276 MOT tests).
| Test year | Age | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests | All class 4, same age and year | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 years | 14.7% | 12.9%–16.8% | 1,329 | 16.0% | −1.3 pts |
| 2023 | 6 years | 17.9% | 15.9%–20.0% | 1,310 | 18.2% | −0.3 pts |
| 2024 | 7 years | 17.9% | 15.9%–20.1% | 1,276 | 20.1% | −2.2 pts |
| 2025 | 8 years | 19.5% | 17.5%–21.8% | 1,269 | 21.7% | −2.2 pts |
All class 4: every class 4 vehicle (cars and light vans) tested at that age in the same test year.
2017 against the 2018 pickups, age by age
| Age | 2017 | Years either side |
|---|---|---|
| 5 years | 14.7% 1,329 MOT tests, tested 2022 | 2018: 15.9% (1,013, tested 2023) |
Each year was tested in a different calendar year; the verdict compares each against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year.
What fails on a Fiat Fullback at 8 years
All Fiat Fullback MOTs at 8 years, pickups first used 2016–2017 (1,568 MOT tests; DVSA item counts are not split by first-use year). The most common fail items: side/position light not working (2.9 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item), brake pads under 1.5 mm (2.7 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item) and rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (2.0 per 100 MOT tests).
Item rates are not compared with all class 4 vehicles here: most of those are cars, and pickups wear differently.
Vehicle tax and ULEZ for a 2017 pickup
A vehicle first registered in the UK in 2017 was issued a 66 (January–February), 17 (March–August) or 67 (September–December) plate, unless it was registered in Northern Ireland (no age identifier) or has since moved to a private plate. An imported one is plated when first registered here, so its plate can be newer than its first-use year. 17 plates
A pickup with a payload of 1 tonne or more is taxed as a light goods vehicle; with a smaller payload it is taxed as a car. The tax class on the V5C logbook decides. [2] Car tax calculator for a 2017 diesel pickup
For the London ULEZ, a diesel pickup needs Euro 6 (usually registered from September 2016, from September 2015 for the smallest vans) and a petrol one Euro 4 (usually from 2006 or 2007). The Euro standard decides, not the year alone. [3] ULEZ checker
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Questions people ask
What is the MOT fail rate of a 2017 Fiat Fullback?
19.5% at 8 years (tested 2025), from 1,269 MOT tests, against 21.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 years in 2025.
Does the 2017 Fiat Fullback fail more MOTs than the 2018?
1.5 percentage points apart at age 5, each against all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 1,329 MOT tests (95% range −4.4 to +1.5), so about the same.
At what ages were 2017 Fiat Fullback pickups MOT tested in the data?
4 ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests: 5–8 years, tested 2022–2025, 5,184 MOT tests in all.
What fails most on a Fiat Fullback at 8 years?
2.9 in 100 MOT tests failed on side/position light not working, the most common fail item (a wear item); the most common non-wear item was rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (2.0 in 100). From 1,568 MOT tests of Fiat Fullback pickups first used 2016–2017, not only 2017.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 5,184 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- GOV.UK, Vehicle tax rates. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
- Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
Pickups tested at 8 years are compared with every class 4 vehicle tested at 8 years in the same test year. These rates are not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare