Fiat 500E Red MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The Fiat 500E Red passed on its first attempt in 89.7%, and its overall record sits +9.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat 500E Red in the 2023–2025 data: 956 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 Red MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat 500E Red, each with how many of the model's 956 tests it was noted on.

• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 35 Fiat 500E Red tests, 3.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 17 Fiat 500E Red tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 16 Fiat 500E Red tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush likely to become detached" (Major) — noted on about 12 Fiat 500E Red tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 11 Fiat 500E Red tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 9 Fiat 500E Red tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat 500E Red Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat 500E Red model year on record is 2022 (91.4% across 789 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (86.8%). The gap between them is 4.6 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 Red Owners

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat 500E Red MOT & Reliability