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MOT reliability

Fiat Cinquecento soleil

236 vehicles · 401 completed MOT tests analysed
60%
MOT pass rate

Based on 236 Fiat Cinquecento soleil vehicles and 401 completed MOT tests, the Fiat Cinquecento soleil has an overall 60% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 69,686 miles.

236
Vehicles
401
MOT tests
6,232
Avg miles / year
2.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Fiat Cinquecento soleil problem areas

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

  • Other110%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Steering3%
  • Brakes3%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
  • Visibility0%
  • Body & structure0%

Fiat Cinquecento soleil pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
8850%
97060%
1013661%
1110461%
126752%
131377%

Fuel types: Petrol (233), Diesel (2), LPG (1)

Most common Fiat Cinquecento soleil MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (69 times)
  2. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (20 times)
  3. Oil leak (19 times)
  4. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (18 times)
  5. Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (18 times)
  6. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (16 times)
  7. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (14 times)
  8. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (12 times)
  9. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (12 times)
  10. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (12 times)
  11. Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (11 times)
  12. Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) (10 times)
  13. Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) (10 times)
  14. Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (10 times)
  15. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (10 times)

Fiat Cinquecento soleil pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1997 34 145 59% 70,602
1996 51 245 60% 69,100
1995 1 8 50% 35,980

Fiat Cinquecento soleil reliability FAQ

Across 236 Fiat Cinquecento soleil vehicles in our MOT data, 60% pass the MOT (a 40% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Fiat Cinquecento soleil 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); Oil leak.

The typical Fiat Cinquecento soleil in our data has covered around 69,686 miles.

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