Used car guide · 2008–2022

Fiat Fiorino common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used Fiat Fiorino, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 24,742 MOTs done during 2023–2025), and what to check before you buy one.

24,742MOTs done in 2023–2025, all years of this model
274on the UK register
2012best year at its MOT

Pick the year

Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008

What usually goes wrong with a Fiat Fiorino?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Fiat Fiorino in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Common Fiat Fiorino MOT failures to check

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age, in more than one year. From the DVSA’s results for every MOT done in Great Britain during 2023–2025.

  • Engine oil leaks

    up to 12.7× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

    Rough price £80–£600 our estimate

    At the viewing: Look under the engine and where the car is usually parked for fresh oil. Ask whether the leak has been looked at.

  • Number plate lights

    up to 7.6× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

    Rough price £5–£40 our estimate

    At the viewing: Check the number plate lights work and the plates are clean and legal.

  • Windscreen

    up to 3.8× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

    Rough price £60–£300 our estimate

    At the viewing: Check for chips or cracks in the driver's view.

  • Shock absorbers

    up to 3.9× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

    Rough price £200–£300 (pair, average rear to front) ClickMechanic

    At the viewing: Push down hard on each corner. It should bounce once and settle. Look for oil on the shock absorber body.

  • Coil springs

    up to 17.5× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020.

    Rough price £175–£400 (pair, one axle) ClickMechanic

    At the viewing: Look behind each wheel for a snapped spring coil, and listen for a clunk or twang when turning the wheel lock to lock with the car stopped.

  • Engine warning light

    up to 16.3× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

    Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

Fiat Fiorino MOT pass rate by year

Of the years since 2005 with plenty of MOT tests, the 2012 Fiat Fiorino did best (59% passed first time, 5 points below all 2012 cars) and the 2021 did worst (70%, 17 points below all 2021 cars). Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

YearPass first timeAll cars that yearMOT tests
202274%89% -15504
202170%87% -171,249
202070%87% -171,223
201973%85% -122,467
201869%83% -141,217
201764%80% -161,276
201663%77% -141,486
201561%74% -132,272
201458%70% -122,775
201358%67% -92,697
201259%64% -52,188
201155%62% -72,446
201052%60% -81,772
200951%59% -8739
200851%57% -6431 (small sample)

Questions to ask the seller before buying a Fiat Fiorino

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

  1. Any recent work on the engine oil leaks? (Flagged at MOT 12.7× as often on the Fiat Fiorino as on other cars the same age.)
  2. Any recent work on the number plate lights? (Flagged at MOT 7.6× as often on the Fiat Fiorino as on other cars the same age.)
  3. Any recent work on the windscreen? (Flagged at MOT 3.8× as often on the Fiat Fiorino as on other cars the same age.)
  4. Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score