Fiat 500 - 2022
56.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2022 is 71.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat 500, model year 2022.
Sample size: 13,242 cars, 15,805 tests and 8,984 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: 13,242 cars
The 2022 FIAT 500 has an overall defect rate of 57 defects per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average rate of 70 defects for cars of the same year, indicating a 19% improvement. Notably, the model excels particularly in categories such as brakes, steering, and body structure, showing much lower defect rates compared to the average. It also demonstrates fewer issues with visibility and lights and electrics, further highlighting its reliability in these areas. Mileage-related trends reveal that defect rates increase with distance driven, but the FIAT 500 maintains a relatively stable performance across the lower mileage segments. Overall, this model stands out positively for its low incidence of critical defects.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 13,242 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 71.2% better
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Cable damaged or knotted
Steering
▲ 50.0% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering linkage component: with an unsafe modification
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 41.6% better
7.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear 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
7.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 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
▼ 6.5% worse
87.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 56.3% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
Equipment
▲ 38.5% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 47.6% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 3,460
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,426
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 370
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 364
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 346
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 292
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 274
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 197
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 195
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 143
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 364
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 197
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 195
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 143
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: likely to become detached
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 25