Fiat 500 - 2018
144.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat 500, model year 2018.
Sample size: 28,801 cars, 62,970 tests and 90,937 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 28,801 cars
The 2018 FIAT 500 has an overall defect rate of 144 per 100 vehicles, which is 20% higher than the average for cars of the same year, recorded at 120 per 100. Notably, this model demonstrates a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000-mile range, where it shows 358 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 282. The FIAT 500 excels in categories like steering, lights and electrics, and equipment, with defect rates lower than the average. However, it faces challenges with wheels, suspension, axles, and body structure, showing defect rates considerably higher than those of the average vehicle.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 28,801 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 7.0% better
64.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 44.0% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 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
▼ 5.0% worse
14.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 33.0% better
11.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 39.5% worse
176.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 84.3% worse
9.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 36.4% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 15.7% worse
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15,989
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15,081
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,999
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,822
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,715
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,005
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,535
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,380
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,909
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,789
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,005
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,909
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,124
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,098
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 803
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 609
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 540
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 532
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 468
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 460