MOT data
Fiat Sedici MOT fail rate by age and year
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 3,411 MOT tests · Updated
At 16 years, 48.4% of Fiat Sedici MOT tests ended in a fail (adjusted to typical mileage), against 43.2% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 16 (1,365 MOT tests) [1].
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- Suspension: fails 1.3–1.5× as often as cars the same age at 16 years, 330 of 1,365 MOT tests
- Mileage: median 96,055 miles at 16 years against 102,757 for all class 4 vehicles, 1,365 MOT tests
- Before the mileage adjustment: 47.5% of MOT tests at 16 years ended in a fail, 1,365 MOT tests
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Figures are for the model, not one car, and compare with all class 4 vehicles tested at 16 in the same test year.
- Fail rate at 16 years, typical mileage
- 48.4%
- vs 43.2% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 16
- 1,365 MOT tests
- Fail rate at 16 years, raw
- 47.5%
- vs 43.2% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 16
- 1,365 MOT tests
- Median mileage at 16 years
- 96,055 mi
- vs 102,757 mi for all class 4 vehicles
- 1,365 MOT tests
Fiat Sedici MOT fail rate by age
Each line follows the cars first used in one year across the ages they were tested at from 2022 to 2025, so a line never mixes a 2005 car with a 2015 one. 3k DVSA MOT tests in all (3,411).
At 16 years and typical mileage that is 12% more fails than all class 4 vehicles tested at 16 (1,365 MOT tests).
| Age | Raw | Typical mileage | All class 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 46.5% | 47.1% | 42.4% |
| 16 | 47.5% | 48.4% | 43.2% |
| 17 | 50.3% | 51.1% | 43.3% |
Higher MOT fail rate than average: 47.5% raw · 48.4% at typical mileage, against 43.2% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 16, 1,365 MOT tests. Which years? See the full verdict
What fails on a Fiat Sedici at 16 years
2 of 11 parts fail clearly more or less often than on cars the same age, with the same direction at 3 or more ages up to 18 years and no mixed picture.
| Part | Per 100 | All class 4 | Compared | Most common fail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 24.2 | 17.1 | fails 1.3–1.5× as often as cars the same age | Coil spring fractured or broken (MOT fail) |
| Brakes | 16.7 | 11.6 | fails 1.3–1.6× as often as cars the same age | Brake pipe excessively corroded (MOT fail) |
| Lights and electrics | 16.3 | 20.4 | about average for cars the same age | Position lamp not working (MOT fail) |
| Emissions and leaks | 12.6 | 6.2 | about average for cars the same age | Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (MOT fail) |
| Body and structure | 7.8 | 7.6 | about average for cars the same age | Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (MOT fail) |
| Visibility | 6.8 | 6.8 | about average for cars the same age | Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (MOT fail) |
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Check one Fiat Sedici, not the average
The figures here describe Fiat Sedici cars as a group. A registration shows one car's own DVSA record: its MOT tests, the mileage at each test and the recall flag.
- Check a Fiat Sedici's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
- Mileage check on a Fiat Sedici The odometer reading from each MOT, with drops, jumps and long gaps flagged.
- Check a Fiat Sedici for an outstanding recall Whether DVSA's MOT record flags an outstanding safety recall for that registration.
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Mileage at MOT
At 16 years, 47.5% of MOT tests ended in a fail as tested. Weighted to the mileage mix of all class 4 vehicles that age, the rate is 48.4%, so mileage explains part of the gap.
| Miles | MOT tests | Fiat Sedici | All class 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 143 | 32.2% | 32.1% |
| 60-90k | 406 | 44.8% | 41.4% |
| 90-120k | 483 | 49.7% | 45.9% |
| 120-150k | 235 | 58.3% | 46.8% |
Fiat Sedici recalls
1 DVSA recall lists this model by name [2]. Vehicles are DVSA's count of affected Fiat Sedici vehicles. The latest:
- R/2007/049 Also covers the Fiat Sedici: Handbrake may fail (1,479 vehicles of this model), built Feb 2006 to Dec 2006. From the recall's stated risk: “It has been identified that the possibility exists that a disconnection of the handbrake cable may occur which can result in the handbrake becoming inefficient.”
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Fiat Sedici against similar cars at 16 years
Same class and fuel, all tested at 16 years, at typical mileage.
| Model | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat Sedici | 48.4% | 45.5% to 51.4% | 1,365 |
| Suzuki SX4 MOT fail rate | 48.2% | 46.9% to 49.5% | 8,156 |
| Suzuki Jimny MOT fail rate | 40.4% | 38.2% to 42.7% | 5,712 |
| Daihatsu Terios MOT fail rate | 40.7% | 38.8% to 42.6% | 3,424 |
| Kia Soul MOT fail rate | 47.4% | 45.1% to 49.6% | 1,922 |
| Toyota Urban Cruiser MOT fail rate | 33.7% | 30.7% to 36.8% | 1,112 |
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Running costs
By part
Questions people ask
How often does a Fiat Sedici fail its MOT at 16 years?
48.4% of MOT tests at 16 years ended in a fail at typical mileage (47.5% as tested), from 1,365 MOT tests, against 43.2% for all class 4 vehicles the same age; the Suzuki SX4 was at 48.2%.
What fails most on a Fiat Sedici at 16 years?
24.2 in 100 MOT tests at 16 years failed on suspension, most often "coil spring fractured or broken", then brakes (16.7) and lights and electrics (16.3), from 1,365 MOT tests.
How does the Fiat Sedici compare with the Suzuki SX4?
At 16 years the Fiat Sedici failed 48.4% of MOT tests at typical mileage, the Suzuki SX4 48.2% and the Suzuki Jimny 40.4%, from 1,365, 8,156 and 5,712 MOT tests.
What mileage does a Fiat Sedici have at 16 years?
A median of 96,055 miles at the MOT test at 16 years, against 102,757 for all class 4 vehicles the same age, from 1,365 MOT tests.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 3,411 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle safety recalls data. DVSA recall data. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
Cars tested at 16 years are compared only with vehicles tested at 16 years in the same year, adjusted to typical mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data.