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

The Fiat 500L passes its MOT first time 61% of the time, from 20,961 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 61%
- MOT tests analysed: 20,961 (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 198 | 83% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 66 (few mots) | 80% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 151 | 68% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 17 (very few mots) | 47% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 467 | 62% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 134 | 66% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 491 | 60% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 388 | 65% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,016 | 66% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 594 | 67% |
| 2016 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | GD | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 2,054 | 62% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 922 | 64% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 6,291 | 60% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1,663 | 61% |
| 2014 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 4,067 | 59% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 1,826 | 62% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 250 | 60% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 319 | 57% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 53% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 1971 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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