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

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

The Fiat 500 C Star passed on its first attempt in 89.6%, and its overall record sits +9.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat 500 C Star in the 2023–2025 data: 1,613 tests across 3 model years (2019–2021). 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 Star 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 Star, the Tyres 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 Star's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat 500 C Star, each with how many of the model's 1,613 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 24 Fiat 500 C Star tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 21 Fiat 500 C Star tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 19 Fiat 500 C Star tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 18 Fiat 500 C Star tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (Rectified) — noted on about 12 Fiat 500 C Star tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake discs significantly and obviously worn" (Major) — noted on about 10 Fiat 500 C Star tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

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

The strongest Fiat 500 C Star model year on record is 2021 (92.1% across 242 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (89.0%). The gap between them is 3.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Fiat 500 C Star reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.5 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Fiat 500 C Star Owners

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

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  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.

• the brakes — “brake discs significantly and obviously worn”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat 500 C Star MOT & Reliability