2017 Fiat Tipo 1.2L Diesel · WN17 CCU

The 2017 Fiat Tipo presents a mixed maintenance picture at its most recent MOT on 9 October 2025, passing at 95,865 miles but carrying multiple advisories that suggest deferred attention to braking components. The tester flagged a cracked windscreen, though not affecting the driver's view, along with worn and pitted brake discs on all four corners and a nearside rear brake pad wearing thin. While none of these items constituted a failure, their simultaneous presence indicates the braking system has been operating at or beyond service limits for some time. The trend is neither clearly worsening nor resolving, but the accumulation of these advisories at the latest test, following two consecutive clean passes in 2023 and 2024, points to a period of reduced maintenance focus in late 2025. The mileage progression tells a consistent story. Between September 2022 and October 2025, the car covered 40,800 miles over three years, averaging roughly 13,600 miles annually, which is slightly above the typical 10,652 miles per year implied by the total age and recorded mileage. The jump from 84,326 miles in October 2024 to 95,865 miles by October 2025 alone accounts for 11,539 miles in a single year, confirming active daily use. The record is complete with no gaps between annual tests, and the 2023 failure for four tyres below minimum tread depth, including one with exposed cords, suggests the previous owner allowed tyre wear to reach a critical stage before replacement. That failure was addressed the following day with a pass, so the immediate issue was resolved, but the pattern of running tyres to the legal minimum hints at reactive rather than proactive upkeep. A buyer inspecting this vehicle in person should focus on the braking system first. Pitted discs on all four wheels and a thin nearside rear pad at the October 2025 test mean a full brake service, disc replacement, and pad renewal is likely imminent. Check the windscreen crack for any propagation beyond the driver's line of sight, as damage that started as minor can spread with temperature changes and road vibration. Inspect the suspension bushes, coil springs, and shock absorbers for wear, given the car has now covered nearly 96,000 miles with no recorded suspension-related advisories but with the kind of mileage that typically exposes weak components. Examine the underbody and sills carefully for corrosion, as the MOT record contains no structural advisories, but a nine-year-old vehicle with this mileage warrants a close physical check for rust that may not yet meet the threshold for a tester's flag. The 2023 tyre failure also warrants scrutiny of the spare wheel and tyre condition, confirming whether the owner maintained a full set of serviceable rubber after that advisory.