Fiat 500C reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Fiat

Model: 500C

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 113,563 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

75.1%

Share of this model's 113,563 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

54.5 mpg

CO2 emission

117 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£150/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

60,489

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

63,296

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

11.7

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

15,878

15,878 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

113,563

113,563 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

15,878On the road

Insight summary

Fiat 500C is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 15,878 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 75.1% from 113,563 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 46. The current pool shows an average of 60,489 miles and an average age of 11.7 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 63,296 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are shock absorbers, parking brake and suspension arms. The practical read is that the Fiat 500C 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	15,675
DIESEL	202
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	1

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
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	2,488
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	2,027
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,559
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,071
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,038
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	1,026
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	983
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	948
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	890
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	877
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	799
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	768
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	747
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	690
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	671
Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))	616
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	605
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	571
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	566
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	545
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	530
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	487
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	487
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	465
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	456

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 21,910 defects across this top 25 set

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

2,488

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

2,027

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

1,559

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

1,071

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

1,038

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

1,026

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

983

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

948

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

890

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

877

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

799

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

768

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

747

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

690

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

671

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

616

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

605

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

571

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

566

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

545

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

530

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

487

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

487

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

465

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

456

Fiat 500C reliability and MOT data