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MOT reliability

Fiat 1500 cabriolet

3 vehicles · 24 completed MOT tests analysed
71%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3 Fiat 1500 cabriolet vehicles and 24 completed MOT tests, the Fiat 1500 cabriolet has an overall 71% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 55,368 miles.

3
Vehicles
24
MOT tests
515
Avg miles / year
0.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Fiat 1500 cabriolet problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Fiat 1500 cabriolet MOT tests:

  • Other75%
  • Brakes42%
  • Lamps & electrical17%
  • Visibility8%

Fiat 1500 cabriolet pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11100%
2250%
31100%

Fuel types: Petrol (3)

Most common Fiat 1500 cabriolet MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Fiat 1500 cabriolet MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (2 times)
  2. Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  3. Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8) (1 times)
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  5. Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.2.B.1b) (1 times)
  6. Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) (1 times)
  7. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  8. Rear rear brake application uneven 74% imbalance (3.7.B.2) (1 times)
  9. Central Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped or supported (1.1.11 (d) (i)) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) (1 times)
  11. Offside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e)) (1 times)
  12. Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) (1 times)
  13. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) (1 times)
  14. Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) (1 times)
  15. Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) (1 times)

Fiat 1500 cabriolet pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2015 1 5 80% 41,158
1966 1 18 67% 69,946
1965 1 1 100% 55,000

Fiat 1500 cabriolet reliability FAQ

Across 3 Fiat 1500 cabriolet vehicles in our MOT data, 71% pass the MOT (a 29% failure rate), with about 0.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Fiat 1500 cabriolet MOT issues are: Oil leak ; Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2); Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8).

The typical Fiat 1500 cabriolet in our data has covered around 55,368 miles.

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