Pass rate, every year
256 tests across 2 model years, 2021–2022.
+12.4 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
256 tests across 2 model years, 2021–2022.
+12.4 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2022 93.8%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2022 page →
Worst year to buy
2021 92.8%
1.0 points below the 2022 peak. See the 2021 page →
The Fiat 500E Action MOT pass rate is 93.4%, +12.4 percentage points above the UK average. That is 256 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2021 and 2022. This page lists the most common Fiat 500E Action MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
The Fiat 500E Action passed on its first attempt in 93.0%, and its overall record sits +12.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat 500E Action in the 2023–2025 data: 256 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 256 |
| Overall pass rate | 93.4% |
| Passed on first attempt | 93.0% |
| Average mileage at test | 13,204 mi |
| Model years covered | 2021–2022 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +12.4 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat 500E Action, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 38% |
| Tyres | 24% |
| Suspension | 10% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10% |
| Brakes | 7% |
Shares are over the Fiat 500E Action's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 38% of the recorded Fiat 500E Action failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers blade defective" (2.3%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (2.0%) among the Fiat 500E Action's visibility faults.
Around 24% of the recorded Fiat 500E Action failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.2%), "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (0.8%), "Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (0.4%) among the Fiat 500E Action's tyres faults.
Around 10% of the recorded Fiat 500E Action failures fall in the Suspension section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (1.2%) among the Fiat 500E Action's suspension faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat 500E Action, each with how many of the model's 256 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Fiat 500E Action model year on record is 2022 (93.8% across 145 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (92.8%). The gap between them is 1.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 500E Action | 145 | 93.8% |
| 2021 500E Action | 111 | 92.8% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Fiat 500E Action's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Fiat 500E Action.
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.
the suspension joints — “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.
the lights — “individual direction indicators missing”
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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Fiat 500E Action. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
93.4% of the 256 recorded Fiat 500E Action MOT tests ended in a pass, +12.4 percentage points above the national average. 93.0% of those passed on the first attempt.
2022 is the strongest Fiat 500E Action year on record at 93.8%, while 2021 is the weakest at 92.8%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Fiat 500E Action failures are "Wipers blade defective" and "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" — together around 4% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.