# Fiat 500 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Fiat 500 passes its MOT first time 68% of the time, from 336,493 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 68%
- MOT tests analysed: 336,493 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles
- Licensed in Great Britain: 421,266 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 87% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 714 | 93% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 12,035 | 91% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 187 | 90% |
| 2022 | Electric | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 12,596 | 88% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 253 | 86% |
| 2021 | Electric | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 13,592 | 85% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 146 | 88% |
| 2020 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2020 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 21,340 | 80% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 23,591 | 77% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 22,525 | 74% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 57 (few mots) | 61% |
| 2017 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 31,133 | 69% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 62 (few mots) | 66% |
| 2016 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 36,616 | 64% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 61 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 37,636 | 64% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 552 | 59% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 31,723 | 63% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 259 | 63% |
| 2013 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 25,998 | 61% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 71 (few mots) | 62% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 18,022 | 58% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 93 (few mots) | 55% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 18,660 | 57% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 418 | 52% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 17,179 | 55% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 767 | 51% |
| 2009 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 8,804 | 55% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1,148 | 56% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 103 | 54% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1973 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 85% |
| 1972 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 85% |
| 1970 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1967 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1966 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1965 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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