Fiat 500 MOT reliability

Fiat 500s passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 336,493 tests in 2025. 421,266 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

336,493

Still licensed (GB)

421,266

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

2022 petrol

12,035 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 16,736 (most between 11,051 and 24,831).

2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (0.9%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)

2022 hybrid

187 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 15,975 (most between 10,702 and 23,143).

2024: 67% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.6%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.6%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.1%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.1%)

2022 electric

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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.

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 20,390 (most between 17,518 and 21,252).

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (12.5%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (12.5%)

Where 2022 500s fail

Wheels & tyres

4.6%

Lights & electrics

2.4%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

Suspension & axles

0.6%

Brakes

0.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.1%

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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.