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1990 Fiat Ducato — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 1990 perform at MOT as they age

36 years
Current Age
59.0%
Latest Pass Rate
8,004
Total Tests (All Years)
87,639 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Insufficient data for same-age comparison.

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 1990 Fiat Ducato as it ages.

19 yrs49.8%
20 yrs45.0%
21 yrs50.1%
22 yrs47.2%
23 yrs47.0%
24 yrs48.6%
25 yrs46.7%
26 yrs52.6%
27 yrs48.5%
28 yrs53.0%
29 yrs52.9%
30 yrs50.8%
31 yrs49.2%
32 yrs54.1%
33 yrs55.4%
34 yrs59.0%

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 19 to 34 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
19 yrs49.8%601
20 yrs45.0%576
21 yrs50.1%583
22 yrs47.2%547
23 yrs47.0%534
24 yrs48.6%535
25 yrs46.7%529
26 yrs52.6%517
27 yrs48.5%575
28 yrs53.0%415
29 yrs52.9%403
30 yrs50.8%307
31 yrs49.2%386
32 yrs54.1%381
33 yrs55.4%390
34 yrs59.0%725

Pass Rate Trend

How the 1990 Fiat Ducato pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows improving over 16 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2024 (34 yrs)59%725
2023 (33 yrs)55.4%390
2022 (32 yrs)54.1%381
2021 (31 yrs)49.2%386
2020 (30 yrs)50.8%307
2019 (29 yrs)52.9%403
2018 (28 yrs)53%415
2017 (27 yrs)48.5%575
2016 (26 yrs)52.6%517
2015 (25 yrs)46.7%529
2014 (24 yrs)48.6%535
2013 (23 yrs)47%534
2012 (22 yrs)47.2%547
2011 (21 yrs)50.1%583
2010 (20 yrs)45%576
2009 (19 yrs)49.8%601

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009High Fail Rate
49.8%
Age (yrs) 19Tests 601Avg Mileage 84,957Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 33.3%
2010High Fail Rate
45.0%
Age (yrs) 20Tests 576Avg Mileage 82,092Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 36.6%
2011High Fail Rate
50.1%
Age (yrs) 21Tests 583Avg Mileage 85,409Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 33.8%
2012High Fail Rate
47.2%
Age (yrs) 22Tests 547Avg Mileage 86,646Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 34.9%
2013High Fail Rate
47.0%
Age (yrs) 23Tests 534Avg Mileage 89,491Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 91.9%
2014High Fail Rate
48.6%
Age (yrs) 24Tests 535Avg Mileage 88,739Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 92.3%
2015High Fail Rate
46.7%
Age (yrs) 25Tests 529Avg Mileage 90,162Top Failure Brakes — 91.1%
2016High Fail Rate
52.6%
Age (yrs) 26Tests 517Avg Mileage 91,259Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 87.0%
2017High Fail Rate
48.5%
Age (yrs) 27Tests 575Avg Mileage 91,326Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 82.4%
2018High Fail Rate
53.0%
Age (yrs) 28Tests 415Avg Mileage 90,068Top Failure Brakes — 66.5%
2019High Fail Rate
52.9%
Age (yrs) 29Tests 403Avg Mileage 89,157Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 89.8%
2020High Fail Rate
50.8%
Age (yrs) 30Tests 307Avg Mileage 92,445Top Failure Brakes — 82.7%
2021High Fail Rate
49.2%
Age (yrs) 31Tests 386Avg Mileage 83,508Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 103.6%
2022High Fail Rate
54.1%
Age (yrs) 32Tests 381Avg Mileage 88,674Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 94.8%
2023High Fail Rate
55.4%
Age (yrs) 33Tests 390Avg Mileage 88,949Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 98.2%
2024High Fail Rate
59.0%
Age (yrs) 34Tests 725Avg Mileage 87,639Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 62.9%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 1990 Fiat Ducato, with age trends.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
82.4%
↑ Increases with age
Brakes
63.6%
↑ Increases with age
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
62.4%
↑ Increases with age
Suspension
61.4%
↑ Increases with age
Body, chassis, structure
51.4%
↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Brakes29.0% (19 yrs)61.0% (34 yrs)
+32.0%
🔴 ↑
Suspension29.0% (19 yrs)52.4% (34 yrs)
+23.4%
🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Fiat Ducato cars manufactured in 1990 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 8,004 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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