Fiat 500 C reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Fiat

Model: 500 C

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 28,608 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

71.3%

Share of this model's 28,608 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

56.3 mpg

CO2 emission

110 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£25/yr

Average vehicle miles

71,134

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

71,134

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

13.7

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

3,702

3,702 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

28,608

28,608 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

3,702On the road

Insight summary

Fiat 500 C is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 3,702 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 71.3% from 28,608 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 46. The current pool shows an average of 71,134 miles and an average age of 13.7 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 71,134 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are exhaust emissions, parking brake and shock absorbers. The practical read is that the Fiat 500 C looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	3,639
DIESEL	63

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

3 / 5

Adult

66%

Children

49%

Pedestrian

53%

Safety systems

27%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	623
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	586
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	522
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	427
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	349
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	273
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	265
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	255
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	248
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	247
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	226
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	224
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	212
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	207
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	204
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	201
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	199
Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))	195
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	187
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	180
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	170
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	167
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	147
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	145
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	143

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 6,602 defects across this top 25 set

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

623

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

586

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

522

Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

427

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

349

Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

273

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

265

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

255

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

248

Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

247

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

226

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

224

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

212

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

207

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

204

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

201

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

199

Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))

195

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

187

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

180

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

170

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

167

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

147

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

145

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

143

Fiat 500 C reliability and MOT data