Fiat 124
Registered from 2016 to 2019.
About this model
The Fiat 124 is a small family car manufactured and marketed by Italian company Fiat between 1966 and 1974. The saloon superseded the Fiat 1300 and spawned station wagon, four-seater coupé, and two-seater convertible variants.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat 124, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2018 1.4 petrol. 110 of 1,426 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 79% of 2018 cars. The typical one fails 10%, across 966 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 33% | 36 |
| Brakes | 30% | 33 |
| Lights and electrics | 20% | 22 |
| Visibility | 18% | 20 |
| Suspension | 10% | 11 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 4% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 33% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 30% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 10% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 40–60k miles this one fails 13% of its inspections, against the 12% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 4% | 6% | 629 | |
| 20–40k miles | 10% | 9% | 634 | |
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 12% | 144 |
1,407 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4 petrol · 168 hp · 1148 kg · 2310 mm wheelbase · 6.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2018 | 1.4 petrol · 168 hp · 1141 kg · 2310 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 1.4 petrol · 138 hp · 1165 kg · 2310 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |