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MOT reliability

Fiat Cinquecento s

656 vehicles · 1,533 completed MOT tests analysed
61%
MOT pass rate

Based on 656 Fiat Cinquecento s vehicles and 1,533 completed MOT tests, the Fiat Cinquecento s has an overall 61% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 70,957 miles.

656
Vehicles
1,533
MOT tests
5,809
Avg miles / year
2.2
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Fiat Cinquecento s problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Fiat Cinquecento s MOT tests:

  • Other104%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Brakes3%
  • Steering3%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
  • Visibility0%
  • Body & structure0%

Fiat Cinquecento s pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
71560%
818362%
937963%
1039562%
1132761%
1215260%
136557%
141553%
15250%

Fuel types: Petrol (656)

Most common Fiat Cinquecento s MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (241 times)
  2. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (73 times)
  3. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (64 times)
  4. Oil leak (64 times)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (60 times)
  6. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (57 times)
  7. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (57 times)
  8. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (53 times)
  9. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (45 times)
  10. Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (45 times)
  11. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (43 times)
  12. Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (40 times)
  13. Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (38 times)
  14. Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (37 times)
  15. Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (37 times)

Fiat Cinquecento s pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1998 59 291 63% 69,640
1997 188 903 61% 71,357
1996 42 214 61% 70,994
1995 24 125 61% 70,968

Fiat Cinquecento s reliability FAQ

Across 656 Fiat Cinquecento s vehicles in our MOT data, 61% pass the MOT (a 39% failure rate), with about 2.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Fiat Cinquecento s MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a); Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a).

The typical Fiat Cinquecento s in our data has covered around 70,957 miles.

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