Skip to content

Fiat 500 vs Fiat Escape: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Fiat 500
77%
MOT pass rate · 333,596 vehicles
Fiat Escape
91%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Fiat 500 (77%) and Fiat Escape (91%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Fiat 500 Fiat Escape
MOT pass rate 77% 91%
MOT failure rate 23% 9%
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 1.1
Dangerous-fault share 3% 0%
Average mileage 62,906 mi 25,448 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 333,596 1

Most common faults

Fiat 500

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  6. Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Fiat Escape

  1. Offside Front Direction indicator lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.4.1 (b) (i))
  2. Offside Front Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
  3. Nearside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge slightly worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge slightly worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Offside indicator tell tale flashes fast but all indicators work as intended

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Fiat 500 (77%) and Fiat Escape (91%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Fiat 500 report Full Fiat Escape report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.