Aixam 500 MOT reliability

Aixam 500s passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 16 tests in 2025. 6 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 16 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

50%

MOTs analysed

16

Still licensed (GB)

6

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2000 diesel

5 MOTs

Passed first time 60%. Typical mileage 32,573 (most between 20,123 and 38,980).

2005: 50% → 2006: 53% → 2007: 58% → 2008: 46% → 2009: 56% → 2010: 68% → 2011: 56% → 2012: 61% → 2013: 64% → 2014: 48% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 64% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 55% → 2019: 71% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (20.0%)
Stop lamp: all not working (20.0%)
Tank: leaking (20.0%)
Service brake performance: has no recorded effort at a wheel (20.0%)

Where 2000 500s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

20.0%

Brakes

20.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Visibility & wipers

20.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.