MOT data by first-use year
2018 Fiat Fullback: MOT fail rate and common problems
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 2,028 MOT tests · Updated
15.9% of 2018 Fiat Fullback pickups failed their MOT at 5 years; measured against vehicles the same age and test year, about the same as the 2017 pickups (1,013 MOT tests) [1].
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- +3.0 to +0.2 points: the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 4 to 5 years, 2,028 MOT tests
- At 5 years (tested 2023): 15.9% failed, against 15.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 years in 2023, 1,013 MOT tests
- At 4 years (tested 2022): 16.7% failed, against 13.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 4 years in 2022, 1,015 MOT tests
Engine, fuel and mileage decide where one vehicle sits within these figures. Check the reg first.
Figures are for 2018 Fiat Fullback pickups as a group, not for one pickup.
- Fail rate at 5 years (2023)
- 15.9%
- vs 15.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 years in 2023
- 1,013 MOT tests
- Gap to all class 4, same age and year
- +1.6 pts
- over ages 4–5: +0.2 to +3.0 pts
- 2,028 MOT tests
- Against the 2017 pickups
- +1.5 pts
- 95% range −1.5 to +4.4 pts, same ages, each against its own test year
- 1,013 MOT tests
- MOT tests of 2018 pickups
- 2,028
- tested 2022–2023, 2 ages with 1,000+ tests
- 2,028 MOT tests
About the same as the 2017 pickups: +1.5 points at age 5, each year against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year; 95% range −1.5 to +4.4, from 1,013 MOT tests of 2018 pickups and 1,329 of the 2017 pickups. Not adjusted for mileage.
Every Fiat Fullback year against all class 4 vehicles the same age
2018 Fiat Fullback fail rate at each MOT
From 2022 to 2023, as these pickups went from 4 to 5 years old, the fail rate went from 16.7% to 15.9%, and the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year from +3.0 to +0.2 points. The widest gap was at 4 years (+3.0 points, 1,015 MOT tests).
| Test year | Age | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests | All class 4, same age and year | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 years | 16.7% | 14.5%–19.1% | 1,015 | 13.7% | +3.0 pts |
| 2023 | 5 years | 15.9% | 13.8%–18.3% | 1,013 | 15.7% | +0.2 pts |
All class 4: every class 4 vehicle (cars and light vans) tested at that age in the same test year.
2018 against the 2017 pickups, age by age
| Age | 2018 | Years either side |
|---|---|---|
| 5 years | 15.9% 1,013 MOT tests, tested 2023 | 2017: 14.7% (1,329, tested 2022) |
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 5 years
All Fiat Fullback MOTs at 5 years, pickups first used 2017–2019 (2,611 MOT tests; DVSA item counts are not split by first-use year). The most common fail items: brake pads under 1.5 mm (3.0 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item), tyre tread below 1.6 mm (1.8 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item) and washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.8 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item).
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 2018 pickup
A vehicle first registered in the UK in 2018 was issued a 67 (January–February), 18 (March–August) or 68 (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. 18 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 2018 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 2018 Fiat Fullback?
15.9% at 5 years (tested 2023), from 1,013 MOT tests, against 15.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 years in 2023.
Does the 2018 Fiat Fullback fail more MOTs than the 2017?
1.5 percentage points apart at age 5, each against all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 1,013 MOT tests (95% range −1.5 to +4.4), so about the same.
At what ages were 2018 Fiat Fullback pickups MOT tested in the data?
2 ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests: 4–5 years, tested 2022–2023, 2,028 MOT tests in all.
What fails most on a Fiat Fullback at 5 years?
3.0 in 100 MOT tests failed on brake pads under 1.5 mm, the most common fail item (a wear item). From 2,611 MOT tests of Fiat Fullback pickups first used 2017–2019, not only 2018.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 2,028 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 5 years are compared with every class 4 vehicle tested at 5 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