Fiat Fullback
Registered from 2016 to 2019.
About this model
The Fiat Fullback is a mid-size pickup truck from the Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat, made from 2016 to 2019. The result of a collaboration agreement between Fiat and the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors signed in 2014, the truck is mechanically identical to the fifth generation of the Mitsubishi Triton/L200, from which the engines also originate. It has been assembled since 2016 in Laem Chabang by Mitsubishi Motors Thailand. The only changes from the L200 are the front grille and some interior finishing specifications, as well as customisations by Mopar.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat Fullback, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 2.4 diesel. 176 of 1,469 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 49% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 51% | 90 |
| Lights and electrics | 27% | 47 |
| Tyres and wheels | 22% | 38 |
| Visibility | 17% | 30 |
| Suspension | 10% | 18 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 5% | 9 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 98% of 2017 cars — 51% of its 176 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 23%.
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.
- Brakes — 51% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 22% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Suspension — 10% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 5% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 27% of its failures
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Visibility — 17% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 14% of its inspections, against the 17% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 12% | 10% | 268 | |
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 13% | 487 | |
| 60–80k miles | 10% | 15% | 346 | |
| 80–100k miles | 15% | 16% | 184 | |
| 100–120k miles | 14% | 17% | 105 |
1,390 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.