Fiat 500X reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Fiat

Model: 500X

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 202,921 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

81.2%

Share of this model's 202,921 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

45.9 mpg

CO2 emission

144 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£215/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

61,032

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

68,978

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

8.6

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

32,091

32,090 valid MOT, 1 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

202,921

202,921 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

32,091On the road

Insight summary

Fiat 500X is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 32,091 represented vehicles and 0.08% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 81.2% from 202,921 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 48. The current pool shows an average of 61,032 miles and an average age of 8.6 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 68,978 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, track rod ends and tyre condition. The practical read is that the Fiat 500X 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	22,070
DIESEL	10,021

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 Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	4,643
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	4,278
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	4,246
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	4,128
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,454
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	2,298
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	2,225
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,045
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,941
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	1,823
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	1,558
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	1,512
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,467
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	1,429
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	1,286
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,021
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	962
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	882
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	866
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	824
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	818
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	736
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	695
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	683
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	641

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 45,461 defects across this top 25 set

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

4,643

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

4,278

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

4,246

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

4,128

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

2,454

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

2,298

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

2,225

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

2,045

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

1,941

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

1,823

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

1,558

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

1,512

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,467

Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

1,429

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

1,286

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,021

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

962

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

882

Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

866

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

824

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

818

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

736

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

695

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

683

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

641

Fiat 500X reliability and MOT data