Fiat 500 Sport Mhev MOT pass rate: 90.0% (1,610 tests, 2025)

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The Fiat 500 Sport Mhev passed 90.0% of its 1,610 MOT tests in 2025 — 12.5 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 4 years old with 21,250 miles on the clock.
90.0%Pass rate (2025)
1,610MOT tests analysed
21,250 miMedian mileage at test
4 yrsMedian age at test

How the 500 Sport Mhev compares

Fiat 500 Sport Mhev

90.0%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Fiat average (all models)

73.2%

What fails most on the Fiat 500 Sport Mhev

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the 500 Sport Mhev:

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#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Tyres156100.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for 500 Sport Mhev owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

  • Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

500 Sport Mhev pass rate by registration year

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Registration yearTestsPass rateVs same-ageMedian mileagePass-rate bar
2021 1,740 90.4% -0.0 pts 18,864 90.4% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Check a specific 500 Sport Mhev before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Fiat 500 Sport Mhev?

In 2025, 90.0% of 1,610 first MOT tests on the Fiat 500 Sport Mhev were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the 500 Sport Mhev fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (100.0% of its recorded defects, 156 recorded) across 1,610 first MOT tests.

Is the Fiat 500 Sport Mhev reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 90.0% it performs above the national average at a median age of 4 years and 21,250 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

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Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.