MOT reliability

Fiat Cinquecento

Q: Is the Fiat Cinquecento reliable?

Across 43,692 Fiat Cinquecento vehicles in our MOT data, 63% pass the MOT (a 37% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

43,692 vehicles · 197,463 completed MOT tests analysed

63%

MOT pass rate

Based on 43,692 Fiat Cinquecento vehicles and 197,463 completed MOT tests, the Fiat Cinquecento has an overall 63% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 75,134 miles.

43,692

Vehicles

197,463

MOT tests

4,422

Avg miles / year

2.3

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Fiat Cinquecento problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Fiat Cinquecento MOT tests:

Other104%
Emissions & nuisance6%
Seatbelts & equipment5%
Steering4%
Brakes4%
Tyres, wheels & suspension2%
Body & structure0%
Lamps & electrical0%

Fiat Cinquecento pass rate by age

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

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
1	9	78%
2	16	62%
3	63	83%
4	112	73%
5	133	71%
6	133	70%
7	720	70%
8	4,956	67%
9	14,234	65%
10	23,535	64%
11	30,074	62%
12	31,061	62%
13	27,325	62%
14	19,838	61%
15	13,955	61%
16	9,338	61%
17	6,320	62%
18	4,298	62%
19	2,889	62%
20	1,972	62%

Fuel types: Petrol (43,668), Diesel (13), Other (4), Electric (4), LPG (2), Gas Bi-Fuel (1)

Most common Fiat Cinquecento MOT faults

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

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (23,029 times)
Oil leak (10,597 times)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (7,890 times)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (7,090 times)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (6,357 times)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (5,895 times)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (5,430 times)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (5,343 times)
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (4,836 times)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (4,328 times)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (4,272 times)
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (3,891 times)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (3,864 times)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (3,735 times)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (3,730 times)

Fiat Cinquecento pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
2021	1	1	100%	15,531
2017	1	1	100%	76,232
2015	1	3	100%	14,193
2011	2	16	75%	25,599
2009	1	8	62%	88,618
2005	3	11	64%	221,306
2004	4	33	58%	89,753
2003	44	540	70%	76,546
2002	28	369	71%	65,044
2001	22	219	68%	93,607
2000	12	112	62%	74,543
1999	24	174	63%	75,166
1998	1,988	16,437	63%	71,962
1997	6,246	45,279	62%	75,636
1996	7,988	48,385	62%	75,300
1995	7,505	40,390	62%	75,814
1994	5,838	29,484	63%	74,988
1993	3,388	15,916	64%	74,361
1992	12	47	66%	70,470
1971	4	19	84%	78,019

Fiat Cinquecento reliability FAQ

Across 43,692 Fiat Cinquecento vehicles in our MOT data, 63% pass the MOT (a 37% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Fiat Cinquecento MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3).

The typical Fiat Cinquecento in our data has covered around 75,134 miles.

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