Fiat 126
Registered from 1990 to 1999.
About this model
The Fiat 126 is a city car manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1972 until 2000 over a single generation. It has a rear-engine design and seats four passengers. Introduced by Fiat in October 1972 at the Turin Auto Show, the 126 replaced the Fiat 500, using major elements from its design. A subsequent iteration, marketed as the 126 Bis, used a horizontally oriented, water-cooled engine, and featured a rear hatchback with additional cargo space.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat 126, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1991 0.7 petrol. 2 of 36 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 100% | 2 |
| Body and structure | 50% | 1 |
| Brakes | 50% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 50% | 1 |
| Suspension | 50% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A king pin loose in the axle beam
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 50% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 50% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 100% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 50% of its failures
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point