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

The Fiat Stilo records 7.06 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.84 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.22, 95% interval +3.77 to +4.67). It ranks 20 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 Stilo by registration

What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Stilo 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 370 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat Stilo: 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	370	2.78
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction	331	2.49
Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type	110	0.83
Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended	36	0.27
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended	36	0.27

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,292 (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

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

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