2014 Fiat 500 L: MOT pass rate and reliability

67.7% of 2014 Fiat 500 Ls pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,432 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 74,256 miles.

How the 2014 compares

  • Against all Fiat 500 Ls (66.7%, 4,095 tests): +1 points
  • Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): -7.7 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 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat 500 L:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2011 68% 347 71,434
2012 63.1% 244 70,881
2013 66% 2,024 79,731
2014 67.7% 1,432 74,256

What this means if you are buying a 2014 500 L

The 2014 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 12-year-old car fails on

A 2014 car is 12 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 2014 Fiat 500 L the average at test was 74,256 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 2011 at 68%, and the weakest in our data is 2012 at 63.1%. That 4.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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