Does the Fiat Fiorino fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Fiat Fiorino records 13.09 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.68 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.41, 95% interval +4.09 to +4.73). It ranks 30 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Fiorino is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 2,868 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat Fiorino: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	2,868	5.82
A tyre cords visible or damaged	1,866	3.79
A tyre seriously damaged	1,202	2.44
Tyre obviously under inflated	144	0.29
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	136	0.28

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 49,290 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Fiat Fiorino gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

11.5% of Fiat Fiorino MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,553 miles later (10,759 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,759 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Fiat Fiorino fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Fiat Fiorino gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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