2021 Fiat 500: MOT pass rate and common faults
Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 86.9% to 88.1% (±0.7 points).
That is about average: the difference from the average for all vehicles first used in 2021 (87.2%) is within the margin of error. These cars were about 4 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2021 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2021, failures are more common in tyres (1.3×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Tyres6.3 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 4.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors3.6 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
- Lights and electrics2.9 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 2.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
- Brakes0.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021
- Suspension0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021
All vehicles first used in 2021: the 221 models in our data, 1,754,969 tests (95.9% of all 1,830,830 tests on vehicles first used in 2021). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.
What MOT data can't tell you about any 2021 Fiat 500
Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.
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