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

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. The Fiat 500e Icon sits 10.9 points above the national average, ranked 1,048 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 recorded closing bids for damaged Fiat 500e Icons at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat 500e Icon

1. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.3% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached, 1.8% of tests (7.42x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.9% of tests
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.7% of tests
7. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.4% of tests
8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
9. Lamp not securely attached, 0.4% of tests (2.5x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests

From 739 DVSA-tracked Fiat 500e Icon tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.31% of these flagged Fiat 500e Icon defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Fiat 500e Icon

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Fiat 500e Icon before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 19.9% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 5.1% of tests, also fails
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.7% of tests, also fails
4. Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off, 0.4% of tests (5.66x the national rate for this advisory)
5. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.1% of tests (3.46x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.1% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.1% of tests
8. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.1% of tests

From 739 DVSA-tracked Fiat 500e Icon tests, 2024.

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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