Fiat 500X MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Fiat 500X took 33,982 MOT tests in Britain and passed 80% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 33,982
First-time pass rate: 80%
All cars: 71%

What the 500X fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics7.5% (all cars 11.3%)
Tyres6.7% (all cars 6.4%)
Steering2.8% (all cars 1.8%)
Suspension2.7% (all cars 9.0%)
Visibility2.6% (all cars 4.8%)
Exhaust and emissions2.5% (all cars 3.1%)
Brakes2.3% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure0.9% (all cars 3.5%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Position lamp: not working 4.8%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.8%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 1.9%
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.8%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.5%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.3%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 1.3%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.1%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 18.2%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 12.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 10.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin 5.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.5%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.3%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 3.2%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.3%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2015	7,124	74%
2016	13,773	75%
2017	4,718	81%
2018	2,859	87%
2019	3,323	91%
2020	2,125	91%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	20,508 miles
4 years	26,915 miles
5 years	33,062 miles
6 years	42,556 miles
7 years	50,989 miles
8 years	58,512 miles

Check a particular 500X

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Fiat models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.