2016 Fiat 500l: MOT pass rate and reliability

74.1% of 2016 Fiat 500ls pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,632 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 54,846 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Fiat 500ls (70.3%, 17,443 tests): +3.8 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -6.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat 500l model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat 500l:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 68.1% 4,161 78,213
2014 68.7% 6,823 75,955
2015 70.4% 2,980 64,347
2016 74.1% 1,632 54,846
2017 73.9% 885 48,108
2018 79% 605 38,189

What this means if you are buying a 2016 500l

The 2016 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.8 points more often than the Fiat 500l average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 Fiat 500l the average at test was 54,846 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 2018 at 79%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 68.1%. That 10.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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