Fiat Qubo
Registered from 2008 to 2020.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2012 1.2 diesel. 245 of 992 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 25% of 2012 cars. The typical one fails 21%, across 925 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 64% | 158 |
| Tyres and wheels | 32% | 78 |
| Lights and electrics | 18% | 45 |
| Brakes | 15% | 37 |
| Body and structure | 13% | 31 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 11% | 27 |
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 tyre seriously damaged
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 96% of 2012 cars — 64% of its 245 failed tests, where an ordinary 2012 car has 38%.
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 — 64% 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 — 32% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 15% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 11% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 18% of its failures
- Body and structure — 13% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 29% of its inspections, against the 25% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 16% | 13% | 117 | |
| 40–60k miles | 24% | 17% | 215 | |
| 60–80k miles | 27% | 21% | 289 | |
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 23% | 199 | |
| 100–120k miles | 31% | 25% | 98 | |
| 120–140k miles | 29% | 25% | 31 |
949 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4 petrol · 76 hp · 1255 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 7.9 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.2 diesel · 87 hp · 1355 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 5.7 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 1.2 diesel · 88 hp · 1319 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1.2 diesel · 83 hp · 1275 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 1.2 diesel · 80 hp · 1277 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.2 diesel · 79 hp · 1278 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.2 diesel · 80 hp · 1278 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.2 diesel · 78 hp · 1278 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.2 diesel · 79 hp · 1284 kg · 2502 mm wheelbase · 4.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.2 diesel · 1410 kg · 2502 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |