2011 Fiat 500 L: MOT pass rate and reliability

68% of 2011 Fiat 500 Ls pass the MOT first time, measured across 347 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 71,434 miles.

How the 2011 compares

• Against all Fiat 500 Ls (66.7%, 4,095 tests): +1.3 points
• Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -0.7 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat 500 L model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat 500 L:

What this means if you are buying a 2011 500 L

The 2011 sits close to the Fiat 500 L average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 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 2011 Fiat 500 L the average at test was 71,434 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.

2011 is the strongest year on record for this model at 68%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2012 Fiat 500 L - 63.1%
• 2013 Fiat 500 L - 66%
• 2014 Fiat 500 L - 67.7%

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