Fiat 500 - 2020
86.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat 500, model year 2020.
Sample size: 17,039 cars, 35,314 tests and 30,502 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 17,039 cars
The 2020 FIAT 500 has an overall defect rate of 86 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average of 90 per 100 vehicles for the same year, showing a -3.8% difference. This model stands out positively in several categories, particularly in steering, where it has a significantly lower failure rate compared to the average. It also performs better in visibility, lights and electrics, equipment, and other defects. However, as mileage increases, defects become more prevalent in higher mileage segments, with the highest rate observed in the 124,000+ miles category. Overall, while tyre wear is a factor, the FIAT 500 excels in specific areas of maintenance compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 17,039 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 22.8% better
39.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 73.3% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 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.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
Visibility
▲ 29.8% better
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 30.4% better
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 12.3% worse
109.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- 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
▲ 0.0% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 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
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 40.0% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 27.0% better
2.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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: 8,517
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,184
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,777
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,550
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,179
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,113
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 836
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 813
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 757
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 452
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,113
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 452
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 322
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 321
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 277
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 166
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 163
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 102
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 95