2009 Fiat 500 C: MOT pass rate and reliability
60.1% of 2009 Fiat 500 Cs pass the MOT first time, measured across 396 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 76,399 miles.
How the 2009 compares
- Against all Fiat 500 Cs (65.7%, 4,111 tests): -5.6 points
- Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): -6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Fiat 500 C model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat 500 C:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 60.1% | 396 | 76,399 |
| 2010 | 61.3% | 620 | 71,637 |
| 2011 | 65.2% | 1,313 | 69,159 |
| 2012 | 65.8% | 716 | 66,873 |
| 2013 | 69.3% | 469 | 58,441 |
| 2014 | 72.6% | 573 | 53,048 |
What this means if you are buying a 2009 500 C
The 2009 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.6 points less often than the Fiat 500 C average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2009 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 17-year-old car fails on
A 2009 car is 17 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2009 Fiat 500 C the average at test was 76,399 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2014 at 72.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 60.1%. That 12.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2010 Fiat 500 C - 61.3%
- 2011 Fiat 500 C - 65.2%
- 2012 Fiat 500 C - 65.8%