Fiat 500e La Prima: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat 500e La Prima passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,399 individual Fiat 500e La Prima tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 85.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 Fiat 500e La Primas 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 La Prima tested had covered 14,635 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 La Prima sits 9.1 points above the national average, ranked 1,184 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 La Prima 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 La Primas at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat 500e La Prima

1. A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached, 1.9% of tests (8.15x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 10.6% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.4% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.3% of tests
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.3% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
7. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.4% of tests (2.22x the national rate for this defect)
8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.4% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests

From 1,398 DVSA-tracked Fiat 500e La Prima tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 11.09% of these flagged Fiat 500e La Prima 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 La Prima

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 La Prima before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 13.7% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 11% of tests, also fails
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7% of tests, also fails
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.4% of tests
5. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.3% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.2% of tests
7. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.2% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.1% of tests
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.1% of tests
10. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 0.1% of tests

From 1,398 DVSA-tracked Fiat 500e La Prima 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

• BMW 6 Series - 85.8%
• Fiat Fullback - 85.8%
• BMW Alpina - 85.8%
• Skoda Superb Se L Iv Phev S-A - 85.8%
• Volkswagen Transporter T32 Se Tdi Bmt S-A - 85.8%
• Toyota Hilux Active D-4d 4wd Dcb - 85.8%

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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