Shock absorber leaking on the Fiat 500C
Shock absorber leaking on the Fiat 500C is recorded on 9,535 tests — 15.4% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 3.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 3.9× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 4 of 364, highest first |
| The model's own record | 61,965 tests · every year of the 500C → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Fiat 500C tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2009, 7.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 3.6%. The share has fallen 3.7 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 7.4%; best 2018 at 3.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 466 | 6,332 | 7.4% |
| 2010 | 811 | 17,256 | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 726 | 10,078 | 7.2% |
| 2012 | 1,126 | 24,489 | 4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,006 | 21,909 | 4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,351 | 25,218 | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 1,881 | 28,017 | 6.7% |
| 2016 | 1,357 | 23,121 | 5.9% |
| 2017 | 677 | 15,762 | 4.3% |
| 2018 | 134 | 3,672 | 3.6% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Shock absorber leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Fiat 500C MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Fiat model →