Fiat 500 - 2011
283.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat 500, model year 2011.
Sample size: 22,771 cars, 55,412 tests and 157,280 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 22,771 cars
The 2011 Fiat 500 has an overall defect rate of 284 per 100 vehicles, slightly higher than the average of 271 per 100 vehicles for the same year. Higher mileage vehicles, particularly those over 124,000 miles, exhibit an increased defect rate, indicating potential wear and tear. Notably, the Fiat 500 performs significantly better than average in critical areas like brakes, steering, and equipment, with defect rates considerably lower than those of comparable vehicles. However, it does face challenges in areas related to wheels, suspensions, and body structure, where its defect rates exceed the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 22,771 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 29.8% better
77.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 70.3% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 12.7% better
18.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 6.4% better
64.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.0% worse
316.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 54.3% worse
48.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
Equipment
▲ 70.3% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 27.3% worse
35.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15,097
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14,355
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,491
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,381
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,980
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,502
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,698
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,455
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,434
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,527
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,527
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,385
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,730
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,454
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,423
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,240
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,217
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,210
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,089
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,055