Pass rate
92.7%
Above average — 0.7 pts ahead of the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 191 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£94
2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google MOT pass rate
- 2022
- typical 16,511 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
56.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 93.2% pass
- Avoid 2022 92.7% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.1%
- Typical mileage
- 17k mi
The 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google MOT pass rate is 92.7% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 56.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat 500 Hey Google does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.9× the national share
Tyres make up 56.8% of everything recorded on the 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google, against 19.8% nationally — 37.0 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.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 21% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 191 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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How does the 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 0.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.1%. The median 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google in this dataset had covered 16,511 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 92.9% of the time, April–September 92.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure", noted on 1.57% of tests.
- 191 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.7% overall pass rate, 92.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat 500 Hey Google, the average is 93.1% — best year 2021 (93.2%), worst 2022 (92.7%).
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
- 191
- Typical mileage (median)
- 16,511 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat 500 Hey Google
- 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 Hey Google MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 76% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 500 Hey Google
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 45 | 91.1% |
| North West | 31 | 93.5% |
| Yorkshire | 26 | 84.6% |
| East Midlands | 24 | 95.8% |
| South East | 23 | 91.3% |
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 2022 500 Hey Google
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 2022 500 Hey Google
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 1.6% 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 wipers and washers 1.6% of tests
“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.
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Check the tyre tread 1.1% of tests
“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.
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 2022 500 Hey Google through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£94 — and 21% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£94
- Cheapest common item: electronic stability control warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 21%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 191 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 Hey Google, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2021 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 92.7% to 93.2% — a spread of 0.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2021 93.2% has ply or cords exposed
- 2022 92.7%has a lump, caused by separation…
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 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google 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 2022 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz A 92.7%
- Ford Mustang Mach-E 92.7%
- Citroen C5 Aircross 92.7%
- BMW 320I 92.7%
- Ford Focus 92.8%
- Vauxhall Crossland Ultimate 92.8%
Closest pass rates among 2022 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 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 81 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 | 46 | 56.80% | 19.76% | +37.04 |
| Brakes | 10 | 12.30% | 20.89% | −8.59 |
| Visibility | 10 | 12.30% | 4.97% | +7.33 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 7.40% | 12.21% | −4.81 |
| Suspension | 5 | 6.20% | 20.98% | −14.78 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 4.90% | 4.18% | +0.72 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £80–200 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.6% | £8–22 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes | Major | 0.52% | £3–15 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.52% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.52% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.52% | £30–80 |
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 | 13.6% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 1.1% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 166 | 94.0% | 15,722 mi |
| 30-60k | 25 | 84.0% | 37,747 mi |
Source: 191 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.
2022 500 Hey Google MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google?
92.7% of the 191 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 92.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google?
The three most recorded items are has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.57%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.57%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.57%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.0% of the time, falling to 84.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google in this dataset had covered 16,511 mi.
Does the season affect the 2022 Fiat 500 Hey Google MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 92.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 92.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.