Does the Fiat Panda fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Fiat Panda records 4.33 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.29 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.04, 95% interval −0.01 to +0.10). It ranks 253 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Panda is “Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer”, recorded 7,336 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat Panda: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer	7,336	1.29
Emissions test unable to be completed	4,296	0.76
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction	3,814	0.67
An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels	2,543	0.45
Emissions levels exceed default limits	2,340	0.41

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 568,508 (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 Panda gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?

8.3% of Fiat Panda MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,458 miles later (23,792 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 23,792 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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