2021 Fiat 500x: MOT pass rate and reliability

91.8% of 2021 Fiat 500x pass the MOT first time, measured across 904 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 29,316 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Fiat 500x (79.6%, 34,056 tests): +12.2 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +1.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat 500x model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat 500x:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 74.3% 7,196 65,643
2016 76.6% 13,780 58,561
2017 80.5% 4,700 49,792
2018 86.1% 2,873 40,458
2019 89.4% 3,128 34,487
2020 91.1% 1,451 27,591
2021 91.8% 904 29,316

What this means if you are buying a 2021 500x

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 12.2 points more often than the Fiat 500x 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Fiat 500x the average at test was 29,316 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.

2021 is the strongest year on record for this model at 91.8%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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