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

The Fiat Scudo records 4.01 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.75 expected for a lcv 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) (+0.26, 95% interval +0.11 to +0.40). It ranks 184 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Scudo is “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”, recorded 1,443 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat Scudo: most frequent seat belts and airbags defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
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	1,443	2.00
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction	538	0.74
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended	267	0.37
Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type	171	0.24
A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened	122	0.17

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 72,317 (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 Scudo gets a seat belts and airbags advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.5% of Fiat Scudo MOTs with a seat belts and airbags advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,911 miles later (1,257 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,257 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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

What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

If a Fiat Scudo gets a seat belts and airbags advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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