Fiat 500: reliability by registration year
2008-2023 · 16 registration years · 319,067 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 500 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 694 | 92.8% | 94.4% | |
| 2022 | 11,039 | 90.4% | 93.0% | Tyre condition (front) 32.2% |
| 2021 | 11,474 | 87.4% | 90.9% | Tyre condition (front) 35.0% |
| 2020 | 12,402 | 84.6% | 88.5% | Tyre condition (front) 26.0% |
| 2019 | 20,201 | 80.0% | 83.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 20.6% |
| 2018 | 22,658 | 76.9% | 80.3% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 21.6% |
| 2017 | 21,710 | 73.4% | 77.3% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 25.6% |
| 2016 | 29,936 | 68.6% | 72.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 20.7% |
| 2015 | 35,180 | 63.8% | 69.0% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 20.5% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 500: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (20.5%) · Shock absorbers (rear) (13.2%) · Tyre condition (front) (9.1%) | ||||
| 2014 | 36,521 | 63.3% | 69.3% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 19.7% |
| 2013 | 30,615 | 63.1% | 69.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 17.5% |
| about 1 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 500: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (17.5%) · Shock absorbers (rear) (10.6%) · Tyre condition (front) (8.9%) | ||||
| 2012 | 24,878 | 60.6% | 66.9% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.4% |
| 2011 | 17,228 | 57.7% | 64.7% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 10.8% |
| 2010 | 18,066 | 55.9% | 62.6% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 16.4% |
| 2009 | 17,049 | 53.9% | 60.6% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 21.6% |
| 2008 | 9,416 | 54.0% | 60.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.0% |