2018 Fiat 500l: MOT pass rate and reliability
79% of 2018 Fiat 500ls pass the MOT first time, measured across 605 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 38,189 miles.
How the 2018 compares
- Against all Fiat 500ls (70.3%, 17,443 tests): +8.7 points
- Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): -6.9 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 2018 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 2018 500l
The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 8.7 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 an 8-year-old car fails on
A 2018 car is 8 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2018 Fiat 500l the average at test was 38,189 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.
2018 is the strongest year on record for this model at 79%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2015 Fiat 500l - 70.4%
- 2016 Fiat 500l - 74.1%
- 2017 Fiat 500l - 73.9%