Fiat 500 - 2015
208.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat 500, model year 2015.
Sample size: 51,590 cars, 122,413 tests and 255,160 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 51,590 cars
The 2015 FIAT 500 has an overall defect rate of 208 per 100 cars, which is 22% higher than the average of 170 defects per 100 cars in the same year. Notably, this model shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the highest mileage category where it reaches 377 defects per 100 cars. While it performs better in the equipment category, with a much lower defect rate than average, it struggles with wheels, suspensions, and axles, as well as body and structure issues, both of which are above the average. Overall, the FIAT 500 exhibits a mix of performance strengths and weaknesses compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 51,590 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 14.4% better
72.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 4.0% better
9.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 14.9% better
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 3.5% better
29.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 44.0% worse
256.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 53.8% worse
18.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A door hinge, catch or pillar: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 62.5% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 12.9% worse
14.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
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: 37,092
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 22,360
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 19,128
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,947
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13,382
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,334
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 11,292
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,527
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,402
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,278
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 11,292
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,694
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,602
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,266
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,055
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,003
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,762
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,671
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,635
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,485