MOT reliability

Fiat 500x sport

Q: Is the Fiat 500x sport reliable?

Across 1,247 Fiat 500x sport vehicles in our MOT data, 88% pass the MOT (a 12% failure rate), with about 1.0 faults or advisories recorded per test.

Q: What is the average mileage of a Fiat 500x sport?

The typical Fiat 500x sport in our data has covered around 34,233 miles.

1,247 vehicles · 3,762 completed MOT tests analysed

88%

MOT pass rate

Based on 1,247 Fiat 500x sport vehicles and 3,762 completed MOT tests, the Fiat 500x sport has an overall 88% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 34,233 miles.

1,247

Vehicles

3,762

MOT tests

6,844

Avg miles / year

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Fiat 500x sport problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Fiat 500x sport MOT tests:

Tyres, wheels & suspension62%
Brakes15%
Other13%
Emissions & nuisance4%
Visibility4%
Lamps & electrical4%
Body & structure1%
Identification & plates0%

Fiat 500x sport pass rate by age

How the Fiat 500x sport's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
2	56	96%
3	1,350	89%
4	1,152	89%
5	822	87%
6	323	83%
7	40	88%

Fuel types: Petrol (1,241), Other (5), Diesel (1)

Most common Fiat 500x sport MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Fiat 500x sport MOT tests:

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (232 times)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (216 times)
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (216 times)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (211 times)
Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (82 times)
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) (73 times)
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (63 times)
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (63 times)
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (55 times)
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (48 times)
Nearside Rear Nail in tyre (46 times)
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (43 times)
Offside Rear Nail in tyre (43 times)
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (39 times)
Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i)) (38 times)

Fiat 500x sport pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
2023	77	94	83%	17,427
2022	202	425	88%	27,203
2021	412	1,261	89%	32,589
2020	385	1,546	88%	40,611
2019	86	417	86%	45,262

Fiat 500x sport reliability FAQ

Across 1,247 Fiat 500x sport vehicles in our MOT data, 88% pass the MOT (a 12% failure rate), with about 1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Fiat 500x sport MOT issues are: Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)); Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)); Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)).

The typical Fiat 500x sport in our data has covered around 34,233 miles.

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