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MOT History from tests of petrol FIAT 500s year 2015

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mot history
Pass percent:76.99%
(The average a petrol FIAT 500 year 2015 passes without issue)
Based on:274,960 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively10790
Headlamp aim out of alignment6142
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2626
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2539
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))2381
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))2314
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))2065
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))2002
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1940
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1801
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1795
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1729
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1672
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1301
Windscreen washer not working 1291
Registration plate lamp issues1253
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1198
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1073
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1036
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1035
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1024
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1009
Registration plate issues932
Brakes imbalanced across an axle902
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))901
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))891
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))758
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))741
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))703
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))697
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))694
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))677
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))596
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))595
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))579
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))516
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))511
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))510
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))507
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))472
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))436
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak423
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))421
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))420
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))390
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))383
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))376
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak359
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))332
Rear Brake cable insecure324
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))322
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))315
Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i))313
Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i))298
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||297
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))275
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))274
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))258
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))253
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))249
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))237
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))217
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))210
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))205
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))204
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))203
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))197
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))196
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))195
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))191

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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