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Fiat 500 vs Fiat Hymermobil: reliability comparison

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

Fiat 500
77%
MOT pass rate · 333,596 vehicles
More reliable
Fiat Hymermobil
73%
MOT pass rate · 96 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Fiat 500 is the more reliable of the two — 77% pass first time versus 73%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Fiat 500 Fiat Hymermobil
MOT pass rate 77% ✓ 73%
MOT failure rate 23% ✓ 27%
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 ✓ 2.2
Dangerous-fault share 3% 2% ✓
Average mileage 62,906 mi 125,747 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 333,596 96

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 Hymermobil

  1. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  2. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  3. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
  5. Oil leak
  6. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Fiat 500 is the more reliable of the two — 77% pass first time versus 73%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Fiat 500 report Full Fiat Hymermobil 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.