Fiat Doblo years to avoid

Based on 43,018 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

Avoid 2005, 2011 to 2012, and 2014 to 2019. The worst is the 2019, which fails its MOT 100% more often than other cars of the same age. The 2013 is the strongest, failing 16% less often than average.

Found a Fiat Doblo you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every Doblo model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Fiat Doblo
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2005	1,176	42.9%	18% worse
2006	1,637	37.9%	about average
2007	2,263	37.3%	about average
2008	2,148	34.9%	about average
2009	1,640	32.3%	about average
2010	1,720	33.0%	about average
2011	1,783	36.0%	19% worse
2012	1,968	35.8%	28% worse
2013	7,428	21.5%	16% better
2014	6,323	30.1%	33% worse
2015	5,078	29.2%	50% worse
2016	3,532	27.7%	64% worse
2017	2,578	26.4%	85% worse
2018	2,082	22.7%	90% worse
2019 Worst	1,662	20.5%	100% worse

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Fiat Doblo, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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