Fiat 500C: reliability by registration year
2009-2022 · 13 registration years · 22,572 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 500C 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 717 | 91.4% | 94.3% | |
| 2021 | 929 | 87.3% | 90.5% | |
| 2020 | 901 | 85.8% | 88.5% | |
| 2018 | 554 | 79.4% | 83.6% | |
| 2017 | 1,532 | 76.8% | 80.8% | Shock absorbers (front) 19.2% |
| 2016 | 2,136 | 70.3% | 73.8% | Shock absorbers (front) 18.6% |
| 2015 | 2,476 | 64.1% | 68.4% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 19.4% |
| about 4 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 500C: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (19.4%) · Shock absorbers (front) (18.1%) · Tyre condition (front) (11.5%) | ||||
| 2014 | 2,742 | 65.2% | 70.5% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 21.0% |
| 2013 | 2,359 | 62.4% | 68.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 18.6% |
| 2012 | 2,722 | 59.9% | 66.2% | Shock absorbers (front) 16.0% |
| 2011 | 2,444 | 57.4% | 64.9% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 12.9% |
| 2010 | 1,948 | 54.1% | 60.5% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 15.3% |
| 2009 | 1,112 | 55.9% | 59.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 21.7% |