Fiat 500E La Prima MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Fiat 500E La Prima MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Fiat 500E La Prima passed on its first attempt in 86.3%, and its overall record sits +6.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat 500E La Prima in the 2023–2025 data: 4,516 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). 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 500E La Prima MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat 500E La Prima, the Suspension 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 500E La Prima's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Fiat 500E La Prima DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat 500E La Prima, each with how many of the model's 4,516 tests it was noted on.

• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 243 Fiat 500E La Prima tests, 5.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 85 Fiat 500E La Prima tests, 1.9% 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 85 Fiat 500E La Prima tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 70 Fiat 500E La Prima tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 65 Fiat 500E La Prima tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (Major) — noted on about 49 Fiat 500E La Prima tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat 500E La Prima Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat 500E La Prima model year on record is 2022 (90.1% across 1,614 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (86.5%). The gap between them is 3.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Fiat 500E La Prima Owners

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

• 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 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 lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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 La Prima. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Fiat 500E La Prima is most common

Across every 500E La Prima model year on record (2021–2022): 3,301 Fiat 500E La Prima cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 4,516 tests. Slough (SL) has the most, with 140 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Fiat 500E La Prima cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat 500E La Prima MOT & Reliability