Fiat Seicento MOT reliability

Fiat Seicentos passed their MOT first time 56% of the time across 1,070 tests in 2025. 775 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

56%

MOTs analysed

1,070

Still licensed (GB)

775

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

2001 petrol

208 MOTs

Passed first time 54%. Typical mileage 50,154 (most between 36,456 and 69,465).

2005: 73% → 2006: 69% → 2007: 63% → 2008: 59% → 2009: 54% → 2010: 51% → 2011: 48% → 2012: 47% → 2013: 45% → 2014: 46% → 2015: 47% → 2016: 47% → 2017: 47% → 2018: 47% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 52% → 2021: 51% → 2022: 56% → 2023: 52% → 2024: 53% → 2025: 54%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (10.6%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (7.2%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.8%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (5.3%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3%)

Where 2001 Seicentos fail

Brakes

22.6%

Lights & electrics

22.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

13.9%

Suspension & axles

12.0%

Visibility & wipers

11.5%

Wheels & tyres

9.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.9%

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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.