Fiat 500 - 2009
325.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat 500, model year 2009.
Sample size: 21,207 cars, 51,164 tests and 166,553 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 21,207 cars
The 2009 FIAT 500 has an overall defect rate of 326 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 310 per 100 vehicles, indicating a 5% increase in defects compared to similar cars. Notably, as mileage increases, the number of defects also rises significantly, particularly in the higher mileage categories. The model excels in steering, visibility, and equipment, showing much lower defect rates than average in these areas. Conversely, it faces more issues with wheels, suspensions, and axles, as well as with the body structure, both of which are higher than the average for its year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 21,207 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 7.7% better
108.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 76.7% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 22.6% better
18.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 13.0% better
70.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 20.4% worse
360.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 23.6% worse
51.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 72.3% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 3.8% worse
35.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17,804
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13,357
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,573
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,461
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,560
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,416
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,516
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,297
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,464
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,974
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,974
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,718
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,244
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,566
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,525
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,403
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,400
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,221
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,197
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,156