Pass rate
91.6%
Above average — 0.9 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 597 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £35–£89
2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar MOT pass rate
- 2020
- 2 trims combined
- typical 17,720 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
36.6% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tyre has a tear. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 94.5% pass
- Avoid 2020 91.6% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 2.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 90.9%
- Typical mileage
- 18k mi
The 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar MOT pass rate is 91.6% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 36.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat 500 C Rockstar does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.9× the national share
Tyres make up 36.6% of everything recorded on the 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar, against 19.8% nationally — 16.8 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Fiat 500 C Rockstar first registered in 2020 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 0.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 90.9%. The median 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar in this dataset had covered 17,720 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 93.2% of the time, April–September 90.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 1.34% of tests.
- 597 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.6% overall pass rate, 90.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat 500 C Rockstar, the average is 92.3% — best year 2019 (94.5%), worst 2020 (91.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 597
- Typical mileage (median)
- 17,720 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat 500 C Rockstar
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 500 C Rockstar MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 500 C Rockstar
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 145 | 89.0% |
| East of England | 88 | 93.2% |
| Yorkshire | 58 | 91.4% |
| West Midlands | 55 | 98.2% |
| North West | 55 | 89.1% |
| Scotland | 48 | 93.8% |
| East Midlands | 43 | 95.3% |
| South West | 28 | 85.7% |
| North East | 27 | 92.6% |
| Wales | 26 | 88.5% |
| London | 24 | 91.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2020 500 C Rockstar
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2020 500 C Rockstar
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 1.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 1.0% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.0% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2020 500 C Rockstar through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £35–£89 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £35–£89
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 597 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the 500 C Rockstar, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2019 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 91.6% to 94.5% — a spread of 2.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 94.5% headlamp aim too high
- 2020 91.6%has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2020 cars with a similar record
- Audi A3 91.6%
- Audi A1 Technik 91.6%
- Nissan Leaf E + 91.6%
- BMW 118 91.5%
- Hyundai Kona 91.5%
- Skoda Kamiq 91.5%
Closest pass rates among 2020 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 394 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 145 | 36.60% | 19.76% | +16.84 |
| Brakes | 99 | 25.00% | 20.89% | +4.11 |
| Suspension | 50 | 12.60% | 20.98% | −8.38 |
| Visibility | 29 | 7.30% | 4.97% | +2.33 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 17 | 4.30% | 5.52% | −1.22 |
| Non-component advisories | 17 | 4.30% | 4.18% | +0.12 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 16 | 4.00% | 12.21% | −8.21 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 14 | 3.50% | 5.57% | −2.07 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 4 | 1.00% | 0.82% | +0.18 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 0.80% | 1.76% | −0.96 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.3% | £80–200 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.0% | £40–150 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 1.0% | £5–15 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.84% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.84% | £8–22 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 0.67% | £30–75 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 0.67% | £3–12 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.67% | £8–22 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 0.50% | £45–110 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.5% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 4.2% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.2% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.9% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 498 | 93.8% | 16,054 mi |
| 30-60k | 92 | 81.5% | 37,942 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 71.4% | 68,481 mi |
Source: 597 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2020 500 C Rockstar MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar?
91.6% of the 597 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 90.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.34%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.34%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (1.01%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.8% of the time, falling to 71.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar in this dataset had covered 17,720 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Fiat 500 C Rockstar MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 93.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.