Fiat Stilo 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

56.0% of 1,828 MOT tests of the Fiat Stilo first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.9 (95% CI 91.9–103.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 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 Stilo built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	56.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1828
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.9–103.9)	97.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1828
Rank among this model's 6 build years	6	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1828
Tested in 2024	113	tests	median 86,026 miles	2024	113

Built 2003 against Fiat Stilo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 57.7% vs 61.5%; age 17: 53.7% vs 54.7%; age 18: 55% vs 50.3%; age 19: 52.9% vs n/a%; age 20: 48.9% vs n/a%; age 21: 50.4% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 70%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 Fiat Stilo by registration · All Fiat Stilo MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

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

How does the 2003 Fiat Stilo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 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 Stilo built 2003: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
16	908	57.7	54.5–60.9	61.5	93.9
17	549	53.7	49.6–57.9	54.7	98.3
18	371 (rough estimate)	55	49.9–60	50.3	109.3
19	259 (rough estimate)	52.9	46.8–58.9	not available	not available
20	180 (rough estimate)	48.9	41.7–56.1	not available	not available
21	113 (rough estimate)	50.4	41.4–59.5	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,380 (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 2003 Fiat Stilo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is suspension: 53.8 items per 100 first tests, against 49.4 across all build years of the Fiat Stilo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Fiat Stilo built 2003 against the Fiat Stilo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	53.8	49.4	1,281
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	51.8	51.9	1,233
Brakes	32.4	27.8	770
Body, chassis, structure	24.2	20.1	576
Visibility	17.7	15.3	421

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,380 (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 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Fiat Stilo, 2003 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2002: index 94.9. 2004: index 97.1.

Fiat Stilo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2002	94.9	85.7–104.2	no different (rough estimate)	759
2003	97.9	91.9–103.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,828
2004	97.1	92.8–101.5	no different (rough estimate)	3,544
2005	95.1	89.5–100.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,035
2006	95.4	90.4–100.4	no different (rough estimate)	2,630
2007	91.5	81.1–101.8	no different (rough estimate)	601

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,397 (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 Stilo 2003 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-stilo/2003/

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.

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