2001 Fiat Seicento: MOT pass rate and reliability
60.8% of 2001 Fiat Seicentos pass the MOT first time, measured across 255 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 56,578 miles.
How the 2001 compares
- Against all Fiat Seicentos (61.2%, 1,322 tests): -0.4 points
- Against all 2001 cars (66.2%): -5.4 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Fiat Seicento model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2001 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Seicento:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60.8% | 255 | 56,578 |
| 2002 | 63.3% | 346 | 59,187 |
| 2003 | 58.3% | 422 | 59,439 |
What this means if you are buying a 2001 Seicento
The 2001 sits close to the Fiat Seicento average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 25-year-old car fails on
A 2001 car is 25 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 2001 Fiat Seicento the average at test was 56,578 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 2002 at 63.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 58.3%. That 5.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2001 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2002 Fiat Seicento - 63.3%
- 2003 Fiat Seicento - 58.3%