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Fiat Qubo 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

41.5% of 3,141 MOT tests of the Fiat Qubo first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.4 (95% CI 98.8–110.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Fiat Qubo built in 2009 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time41.5%all ages tested2019–20243141
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.8–110.1)104.4index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20243141
Rank among this model's 9 build years9of 91 = fails least for its age2019–20243141
Tested in 2024428testsmedian 89,168 miles2024428
line · Fiat Qubo built 2009 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2009 35.2% vs model normal 38.1% at age 10 · 2019–2024
Built 2009 against Fiat Qubo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 35.2% vs 38.1%; age 11: 38.5% vs 37.3%; age 12: 45% vs 38.3%; age 13: 42.6% vs 38.6%; age 14: 43.4% vs 42.8%; age 15: 46.5% vs 44.9%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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

How does the 2009 Fiat Qubo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 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 Qubo built 2009: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
1061035.231.6–39.138.192.4
1156338.534.6–42.637.3103.3
125334540.9–49.338.3117.5
1351942.638.4–46.938.6110.3
14488 (rough estimate)43.439.1–47.942.8101.4
15428 (rough estimate)46.541.8–51.244.9103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,141 (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 2009 Fiat Qubo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is suspension: 34.3 items per 100 first tests, against 24.1 across all build years of the Fiat Qubo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Fiat Qubo built 2009 against the Fiat Qubo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2009, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension34.324.11,078
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2513.2785
Visibility13.99.8438
Tyres12.410.7389
Body, chassis, structure9.44.9296

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,141 (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 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Fiat Qubo, 2009 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 104.1.

Fiat Qubo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2009104.498.8–110.1no different (rough estimate)3,141
2010104.199.1–109.2no different4,182
201197.592.5–102.5no different4,212
201297.292.8–101.6no different5,556
201398.092.6–103.4no different (rough estimate)3,822
201495.586.9–104.1no different (rough estimate)1,541
201586.975.1–98.7better (rough estimate)761
201689.774.7–104.7no different (rough estimate)497
201775.160.1–90.1better (rough estimate)421

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,133 (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 Qubo 2009 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-qubo/2009/

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.

Other pages for this model

Fiat Qubo 2010 · Fiat Qubo 2011 · Fiat Qubo 2012 · Fiat Qubo 2013 · Fiat Qubo 2014 · Fiat Qubo 2015 · Fiat Qubo 2016 · Fiat Qubo 2017 · Fiat Qubo by postcode area · Fiat Qubo body, chassis and structure failures · Fiat Qubo brakes failures · Fiat Qubo vehicle identification failures · Fiat Qubo lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Fiat Qubo noise, emissions and leaks failures · Fiat Qubo road wheels failures · Fiat Qubo seat belts and airbags failures · Fiat Qubo steering failures · Fiat Qubo suspension failures · Fiat Qubo tyres failures · Fiat Qubo visibility failures