Does the Fiat Qubo fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

The Fiat Qubo records 1.29 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.94 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.65, 95% interval −0.81 to −0.48). It ranks 476 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a Fiat Qubo by registration

What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Qubo is “Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended”, recorded 101 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat Qubo: most frequent seat belts and airbags defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended	101	0.37
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired	90	0.33
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction	75	0.28

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,190 (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

Does the Fiat Qubo fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

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