Fiat Fiorino
Registered from 1997 to 2020.
About this model
The Fiat Fiorino is a small commercial vehicle produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat since 1977. Its first two generations have been the panel van derivatives of other small models, such as the Fiat 127 and Fiat Uno, while the current third generation was developed jointly with PSA Peugeot Citroën, and is based on the Fiat Small platform.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat Fiorino, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2014 1.2 diesel. 361 of 1,361 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 5% of 2014 cars. The typical one fails 17%, across 870 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 58% | 209 |
| Lights and electrics | 33% | 120 |
| Tyres and wheels | 27% | 97 |
| Visibility | 20% | 71 |
| Brakes | 19% | 68 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 12% | 45 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- 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
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 95% of 2014 cars — 58% of its 361 failed tests, where an ordinary 2014 car has 30%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 58% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 27% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 19% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 12% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 20% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 33% of its inspections, against the 23% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 18% | 11% | 56 | |
| 40–60k miles | 22% | 15% | 172 | |
| 60–80k miles | 25% | 19% | 295 | |
| 80–100k miles | 25% | 21% | 266 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 23% | 233 | |
| 120–140k miles | 30% | 23% | 145 | |
| 140–160k miles | 27% | 23% | 73 | |
| 160–180k miles | 33% | 23% | 43 |
1,283 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2 diesel · 93 hp · 1302 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 5.7 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.2 diesel · 91 hp · 1272 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 5.7 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 1.2 diesel · 90 hp · 1274 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.4 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.2 diesel · 83 hp · 1265 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.2 diesel · 75 hp · 1265 kg · 2514 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.2 diesel · 77 hp · 1270 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |