Fiat Ducato MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Fiat Ducato in Great Britain in 2025 — 74,125 tests. Figures cover every Ducato first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. The Ducato is a van, tested in the car MOT class (class 4) to the same standard. How the Ducato ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
73.3%
1.0 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
74,125
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
4.2%
of Ducato first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
33,750
middle half: 21,250–53,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How the Ducato ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Ducato vs all cars, 2025.

Fiat DucatoAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 3: 88.1%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 4: 89%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 5: 88.1%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 6: 83.4%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 7: 84.7%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 8: 81.8%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 9: 82%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 10: 83.1%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 11: 80.7%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 12: 79.7%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 13: 80.2%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 14: 78.3%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 15: 78%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 16: 76.3%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 17: 74.6%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 18: 71.5%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 19: 68.7%Fiat Ducato, vehicle age 20: 65.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Fiat Ducato 65.7%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Ducato testsDucato pass rateAll cars
31,07088.1%88.5%
42,04289.0%87.2%
52,04588.1%86.0%
62,10283.4%83.5%
71,92584.7%80.9%
82,10781.8%78.2%
92,76882.0%74.9%
102,82883.1%71.9%
112,42780.7%68.6%
122,28279.7%65.8%
132,60680.2%63.5%
143,23778.3%61.2%
153,39078.0%59.3%
163,58176.3%58.3%
175,00674.6%57.2%
185,13671.5%57.4%
194,43868.7%57.0%
204,57565.7%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Ducato's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Ducato beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Ducato aheadDucato behind
-20-10+0+10+20Age 3: -0.4 points vs the average car3Age 4: +1.8 points vs the average carAge 5: +2.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: -0.1 points vs the average carAge 7: +3.8 points vs the average car7Age 8: +3.6 points vs the average carAge 9: +7.1 points vs the average car9Age 10: +11.2 points vs the average carAge 11: +12.1 points vs the average car11Age 12: +13.9 points vs the average carAge 13: +16.7 points vs the average car13Age 14: +17.1 points vs the average carAge 15: +18.7 points vs the average car15Age 16: +18.0 points vs the average carAge 17: +17.4 points vs the average car17Age 18: +14.1 points vs the average carAge 19: +11.7 points vs the average car19Age 20: +8.1 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-0.4
4+1.8
5+2.1
6-0.1
7+3.8
8+3.6
9+7.1
10+11.2
11+12.1
12+13.9
13+16.7
14+17.1
15+18.7
16+18.0
17+17.4
18+14.1
19+11.7
20+8.1

The Ducato fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Ducato fleet still in use.

01k3k4k6kAge 3: 1k3Age 4: 2kAge 5: 2k5Age 6: 2kAge 7: 1k7Age 8: 2kAge 9: 2k9Age 10: 2kAge 11: 2k11Age 12: 2kAge 13: 2k13Age 14: 3kAge 15: 3k15Age 16: 3kAge 17: 5k17Age 18: 5kAge 19: 4k19Age 20: 4k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
31,070
42,042
52,045
62,102
71,925
82,107
92,768
102,828
112,427
122,282
132,606
143,237
153,390
163,581
175,006
185,136
194,438
204,575

What a Ducato fails on

Where the failure items land when a Ducato fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment33.9%
Brakes19.4%
Suspension14.3%
Body, chassis, structure12.3%
Visibility8.8%
Tyres3.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.5%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.1%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.9% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Ducato, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 27.6% of advisories27.6%Brakes: 25.5% of advisories25.5%Tyres: 16.4% of advisories16.4%Body, chassis, structure: 10.7% of advisories10.7%Noise, emissions and leaks: 6.0% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 5.7% of advisories
SuspensionBrakesTyresBody, chassis, structureNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension27.6%
Brakes25.5%
Tyres16.4%
Body, chassis, structure10.7%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.0%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5.7%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Ducato?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Ducato fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 73.5% of 73,197 tests73.5%Diesel73,197 testsPetrol: 55.9% of 913 tests55.9%Petrol913 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel73,19773.5%
Petrol91355.9%

What mileage is normal for a Ducato?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Ducato; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Ducato (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 16,250 miles (middle half 8,750–66,250)Age 4: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 11,250–98,750)Age 5: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 13,750–128,750)Age 6: typical 26,250 miles (middle half 16,250–108,750)Age 7: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 18,750–96,250)Age 8: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–66,250)Age 9: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–56,250)Age 10: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 21,250–53,750)Age 11: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 23,750–56,250)Age 12: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 26,250–53,750)Age 13: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 28,750–53,750)Age 14: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 28,750–56,250)Age 15: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 31,250–56,250)Age 16: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 31,250–56,250)Age 17: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 33,750–61,250)Age 18: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 36,250–66,250)Age 19: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 36,250–63,750)Age 20: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 38,750–66,250)48k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
38,75016,25066,250
411,25021,25098,750
513,75023,750128,750
616,25026,250108,750
718,75031,25096,250
821,25031,25066,250
921,25031,25056,250
1021,25033,75053,750
1123,75036,25056,250
1226,25036,25053,750
1328,75036,25053,750
1428,75038,75056,250
1531,25041,25056,250
1631,25041,25056,250
1733,75046,25061,250
1836,25048,75066,250
1936,25048,75063,750
2038,75048,75066,250

What fails at each age

The Ducato's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBrakesVisibilitySuspensionTyresBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.2%
3-5 yrsBrakes17.1%
3-5 yrsVisibility13.4%
3-5 yrsSuspension12.7%
3-5 yrsTyres10.1%
3-5 yrsEverything else19.5%
6-9 yrsBrakes25.4%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.4%
6-9 yrsSuspension14.3%
6-9 yrsVisibility8.8%
6-9 yrsTyres7.7%
6-9 yrsEverything else18.4%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment33.5%
10-13 yrsBrakes21.0%
10-13 yrsSuspension15.5%
10-13 yrsVisibility6.3%
10-13 yrsTyres6.0%
10-13 yrsEverything else17.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.9%
14+ yrsBrakes21.2%
14+ yrsSuspension16.0%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure14.7%
14+ yrsVisibility7.6%
14+ yrsEverything else10.6%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.