Does the Fiat Sedici fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Fiat Sedici records 33.46 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.51 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+13.95, 95% interval +12.84 to +15.06). It ranks 37 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Sedici is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 1,191 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,191 | 11.48 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 380 | 3.66 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 351 | 3.38 |
| A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded | 215 | 2.07 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 197 | 1.90 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,376 (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 Sedici gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
21.9% of Fiat Sedici MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,790 miles later (2,656 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,656 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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