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Fiat 500 vs Fiat Pioleti: 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 Pioleti
72%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Fiat 500 (77%) and Fiat Pioleti (72%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Fiat 500 Fiat Pioleti
MOT pass rate 77% ✓ 72%
MOT failure rate 23% ✓ 28%
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 1.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 3% 3%
Average mileage 62,906 mi 64,784 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 Pioleti

  1. Offside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))
  2. Nearside Front Obligatory mirror slightly loose (3.3 (b) (i))
  3. Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  5. non obligatory marker lights inop
  6. Nearside Front Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions wrong direction (4.1.D.1f)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Fiat 500 (77%) and Fiat Pioleti (72%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Fiat 500 report Full Fiat Pioleti 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.