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Fiat Auto Trail
MOT 2023
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Auto Trail

9,987 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Auto Trails pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 14.4 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

90.1%

Pass-after-fix

3.5%

Fail

6.0%

Avg miles

18,631

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Auto Trail: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 9,987 MOT tests, the Auto Trail returns 90.1% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is wipers that don't clear the screen. An airbag warning light and a defective wiper blade round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 18,631, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    118 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  2. 02

    An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction

    105 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  3. 03

    Wiper blade defective

    91 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  4. 04

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    81 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  5. 05

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    77 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  6. 06

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    61 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  7. 07

    A tyre seriously damaged

    41 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  8. 08

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    40 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    38 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  10. 10

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    37 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£48–£125

If every one of this Auto Trail's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

Search Amazon UK

Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

Search Amazon UK

Owner reports · Honest John

What owners actually report.

Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.

Where it falls short

One last point - if your circumstances change, make sure your inform your insurer, too. If your details don't match what an insurer has on record, that could lead to problems with claims and future renewals.

Buying or keeping a Auto Trail?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Auto Trail and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.