Fiat Ducato 1999: MOT failure rate for its age

40.7% of 4,240 MOT tests of the Fiat Ducato first registered in 1999 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.1 (95% CI 97.3–106.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 1999 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Fiat Ducato built in 1999 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	40.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4240
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.3–106.9)	102.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4240
Rank among this model's 23 build years	14	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4240
Tested in 2024	312	tests	median 68,198 miles	2024	312

Built 1999 against Fiat Ducato normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 20: 41.6% vs 40.6%; age 21: 38.5% vs 38.8%; age 22: 41.8% vs 40.1%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 1999 Fiat Ducato by registration · All Fiat Ducato MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 1999 Fiat Ducato fail at each age?

Cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Fiat Ducato built 1999: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
20	1,580	41.6	39.2–44	40.6	102.4
21	1,261	38.5	35.8–41.2	38.8	99.1
22	1,399	41.8	39.3–44.4	40.1	104.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,240 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 1999 Fiat Ducato?

The most common failure group on cars built in 1999 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 41.5 items per 100 first tests, against 27.4 across all build years of the Fiat Ducato. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Fiat Ducato built 1999 against the Fiat Ducato in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 1999, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	41.5	27.4	3,085
Suspension	30.6	12.3	2,270
Brakes	26.7	15	1,986
Body, chassis, structure	24.4	11.1	1,808
Visibility	15.8	9.7	1,173

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,425 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 1999 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Fiat Ducato, 1999 ranks 14 (1 = fails least for its age). 1998: index 105.4. 2000: index 106.0.

Fiat Ducato build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	105.4	99.0–111.7	no different (rough estimate)	2,399
1999	102.1	97.3–106.9	no different	4,240
2000	106.0	102.0–110.1	worse	6,369
2001	108.0	104.6–111.4	worse	9,698
2002	101.5	98.7–104.3	no different	13,438
2003	100.2	97.9–102.6	no different	19,793
2004	105.2	102.9–107.4	worse	24,574
2005	104.7	102.6–106.8	worse	29,260
2006	107.1	104.9–109.4	worse	28,604
2007	99.1	97.1–101.2	no different	32,669
2008	92.8	90.7–94.9	better	30,833
2009	90.4	87.8–93.0	better	21,643
2010	88.3	85.6–91.0	better	20,711
2011	97.7	94.6–100.8	no different	19,363
2012	97.1	93.5–100.6	no different	15,581
2013	101.0	97.0–105.0	no different	13,807
2014	99.2	95.1–103.2	no different	14,030
2015	96.5	92.7–100.2	no different	16,469
2016	98.5	94.6–102.5	no different	16,505
2017	102.4	97.4–107.5	no different	10,915
2018	103.4	97.1–109.7	no different	7,254
2019	107.7	100.5–114.8	worse	6,002
2020	87.6	79.0–96.2	better (rough estimate)	3,570

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 367,727 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Fiat Ducato 1999 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/fiat-ducato/1999/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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