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

The Fiat Panda records 10.60 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.50 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.10, 95% interval +1.02 to +1.19). It ranks 198 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 Panda is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 36,036 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat Panda: 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	36,036	6.34
A tyre cords visible or damaged	9,582	1.69
A tyre seriously damaged	9,581	1.69
Tyre obviously under inflated	1,472	0.26
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	1,078	0.19

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

11.2% of Fiat Panda MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,401 miles later (115,044 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 115,044 (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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Does the Fiat Panda fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

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