Fiat 500e Icon: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Fiat 500e Icon passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 742 individual Fiat 500e Icon tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 87.6% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +10.9 points |
| Tests analysed | 742 |
| Average mileage at test | 15,627 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2021 |
| Reliability rank | 1,048 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 87.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Fiat 500e Icons presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Fiat 500e Icon tested had covered 15,627 miles and was built around 2021.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Fiat 500e Icon bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.
Looking at a specific Fiat 500e Icon rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Fiat 500e Icons actually sold for at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a Fiat 500e Icon
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 6.3% of tests (1.69x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached, 1.2% of tests (7.05x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 0.9% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.7% of tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.5% of tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
- Lamp not securely attached, 0.3% of tests (2.33x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.2% of tests
From 1,056 DVSA-tracked Fiat 500e Icon tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.98% of these flagged Fiat 500e Icon defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Other Fiat models
- Fiat 500 - 71.6%
- Fiat Panda - 69.3%
- Fiat Ducato - 77.1%
- Fiat Punto - 63.5%
- Fiat Doblo - 68.9%
- Fiat 500x - 79.2%
- Fiat 500l - 69.9%
- Fiat 500c - 70.4%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Land Rover Rrover Evoque Rdyn Hse P300e A - 87.6%
- Mitsubishi L200 Challenger Di-D Auto - 87.6%
- Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A - 87.6%
- Volvo Xc90 Rdesgn Pro T8 Rchrg Awd A - 87.6%
- BMW X7 Xdrive40d M Sport Mhev Auto - 87.6%
- BMW M3 - 87.5%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
- What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
- What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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