Fiat 500x — reliability by registration year
2015–2022 · 8 registration years · 34,942 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 500x 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 931 | 88.5% | 90.7% | |
| 2021 | 1,752 | 88.4% | 90.6% | |
| 2020 | 2,020 | 86.5% | 89.2% | |
| 2019 | 3,199 | 85.7% | 87.8% | Tread depth (front) 17.1% |
| 2.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2019 500xs most often: Tread depth (front) (17.1%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (14.7%) · Catalyst emissions (12.0%) | ||||
| 2018 | 2,730 | 80.0% | 82.5% | Track rod end (front) 13.0% |
| 2017 | 4,461 | 71.1% | 76.3% | Track rod end (front) 28.8% |
| 2016 | 13,088 | 66.3% | 72.4% | Position lamp (front) 28.3% |
| 2.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2016 500xs most often: Position lamp (front) (28.3%) · Track rod end (front) (25.8%) · Tread depth (front) (8.2%) | ||||
| 2015 | 6,761 | 65.4% | 71.2% | Track rod end (front) 24.2% |