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

The Fiat 500C passes its MOT first time 64% of the time, from 20,968 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 64%
- MOT tests analysed: 20,968 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 578 | 80% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1,574 | 77% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 14 (very few mots) | 79% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 2,201 | 71% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 2,580 | 64% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 2,842 | 65% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 22 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 2,446 | 63% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 22 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 2,847 | 60% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 19 (very few mots) | 74% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 2,540 | 58% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 27 (few mots) | 48% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1,953 | 55% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 100 | 54% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 1,085 | 57% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 76 (few mots) | 59% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 30% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |

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