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MOT reliability

Fiat Cinquecento sporting

4,062 vehicles · 5,827 completed MOT tests analysed
59%
MOT pass rate

Based on 4,062 Fiat Cinquecento sporting vehicles and 5,827 completed MOT tests, the Fiat Cinquecento sporting has an overall 59% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 80,432 miles.

4,062
Vehicles
5,827
MOT tests
5,349
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Fiat Cinquecento sporting problem areas

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

  • Other97%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Steering6%
  • Brakes5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
  • Visibility0%
  • Body & structure0%

Fiat Cinquecento sporting pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
74862%
837964%
91,01161%
101,52360%
111,42059%
1291958%
1338954%
1410652%
15475%
16333%

Fuel types: Petrol (4,057), Other (4), Diesel (1)

Most common Fiat Cinquecento sporting MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (793 times)
  2. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (422 times)
  3. Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) (202 times)
  4. Oil leak (194 times)
  5. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (181 times)
  6. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (181 times)
  7. Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (171 times)
  8. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (162 times)
  9. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (161 times)
  10. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (155 times)
  11. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (154 times)
  12. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (147 times)
  13. Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (145 times)
  14. Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) (144 times)
  15. Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (135 times)

Fiat Cinquecento sporting pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1998 139 670 61% 73,472
1997 413 1,989 60% 77,384
1996 412 1,930 59% 82,028
1995 270 1,213 58% 86,644

Fiat Cinquecento sporting reliability FAQ

Across 4,062 Fiat Cinquecento sporting vehicles in our MOT data, 59% pass the MOT (a 41% failure rate), with about 2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Fiat Cinquecento sporting MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8).

The typical Fiat Cinquecento sporting in our data has covered around 80,432 miles.

Compare the Fiat Cinquecento sporting

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