Fiat 500 C Red MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat 500 C Red MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat 500 C Red passed on its first attempt in 98.0%, and its overall record sits +17.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat 500 C Red in the 2023–2025 data: 50 tests across 1 model years (2022–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Fiat 500 C Red MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat 500 C Red, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Fiat 500 C Red's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Fiat 500 C Red DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat 500 C Red, each with how many of the model's 50 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Fiat 500 C Red tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp has a product on the lens or light source which shows white light to the rear" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Fiat 500 C Red tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (Major) — noted on about 1 Fiat 500 C Red tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Fiat 500 C Red tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat 500 C Red Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat 500 C Red model year on record is 2022 (98.0% across 50 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (98.0%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Fiat 500 C Red Owners

These checks follow this Fiat 500 C Red's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Fiat 500 C Red.

• the lights — “headlamp not working on dipped beam”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• tyre pressures and valves — “tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”

  Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Fiat 500 C Red. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat 500 C Red MOT & Reliability