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Fiat Auto Trail
MOT 2024

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Fiat

Auto Trail

16,656 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 12.6 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

90.1%

Pass-after-fix

3.3%

Fail

6.1%

Avg miles

21,120

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

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

Some examples of this model are borderline — a small number of diesels were certified Euro 6 before September 2015. Check your registration on the government's ULEZ checker to be certain. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 · Bristol £9.00 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 16,656 tests

Pass rate is broadly flat across the cohorts — new and old Auto Trail examples track each other at the test bay.

Pre-2018 cohort 11,116

Pass

89.7%

Fail

6.8%

PRS

3.0%

Avg mileage at test

24,863 mi

2018–2020 cohort 4,933

Pass

91.1%

Fail

4.7%

PRS

3.7%

Avg mileage at test

14,106 mi

2021+ cohort 607

Pass

89.6%

Fail

4.5%

PRS

4.3%

Avg mileage at test

9,515 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Fiat Auto Trail: solid MOT record across 9,987 tests

The Fiat Auto Trail is a diesel-powered car sold in the UK market across multiple generations, covering a broad date range in the test population.

MOT data from 9,987 tests puts this car on an 90.1% first-time pass rate, well above the UK fleet average. Average mileage at test is 18,631 miles. The most common fail item is inoperative wiper blade, followed by airbag/SRS warning light.

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For used buyers, the Auto Trail's pass rate suggests it clears the MOT with fewer surprises than most — but the top failure items above are still worth a pre-purchase inspection, particularly on higher-mileage examples.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 4–22

Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →

4–22

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

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

    149 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  2. 02

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    134 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  3. 03

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

    124 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade defective

    113 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  5. 05

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

    110 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  6. 06

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

    93 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  7. 07

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    72 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  8. 08

    Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

    65 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  9. 09

    Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning

    63 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  10. 10

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    59 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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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 1.5-point gap between bands is modest — the year you buy Fiat Auto Trail makes a small but real difference to MOT outcomes.

Best band to buy

91.1%

2018–2020 registration

the 2018–2020 band climbs to 91.1% — a 1.5-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: does not clear the windscreen effectively, blade defective — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.

Band to be cautious about

89.6%

2021+ registration

On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 89.6% pass rate against a fleet average of 91.1% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, not working, and blade defective. Average mileage on test for this band is 9,515 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (91.1% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (89.6% pass). That's a 1.5-point spread across 607 older tests and 4,933 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

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Item 01 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

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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.

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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 an 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 an 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.