MOT History from tests of petrol FIAT CINQUECENTOs year 1994

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Pass percent:47.21%

(The average a petrol FIAT CINQUECENTO year 1994 passes without issue)

Based on:20,110 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3606
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2315
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1669
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1583
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	905
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	704
Rear brake binding	686
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	681
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	651
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	631
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	610
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	581
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	568
Brake pipe excessively corroded	559
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	522
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	514
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	490
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	485
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	483
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	458
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	449
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	440
Registration plate lamp issues	419
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	374
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	362
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	331
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	325
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	300
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	285
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	282
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	266
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	245
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	245
Rear brake application uneven	233
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	230
Registration plate issues	228
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	220
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	194
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	181
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	180
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	177
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	176
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	176
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	168
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	161
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	155
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	154
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	147
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	141
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	139
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	135
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	131
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	130
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	127
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	123
Windscreen has damage	121
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	119
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	117
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	115
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	113
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	109
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	103
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	103
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	102
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	96
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	96
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	96
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	95
Front brake application uneven	94
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	88
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	86
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	85
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	84
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	84
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	76
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	75
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	72
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	71
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	69
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	67
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	65
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means \|7.2.4b\|	62
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	59
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	58
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	55
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	55
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	55
An item not tested \|Manual\|	54
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	53
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	52
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete \|3.3.A.1b\|	51
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	50
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	49
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	48
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	48
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	47
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	47
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	46
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	46
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	46
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	44
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	44
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.D.1\|	43
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	43
Offside Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	43
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	42
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly \|2.5.B.1b\|	41
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Offside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	39
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	39
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.3.D.1\|	39
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	38
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	36
rear brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	35
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	35
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	35
Offside Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	34
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	34
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	34
Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	34
Nearside Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	33
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view \|8.2.1c\|	33
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	33
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	33

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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MOT History from tests of petrol FIAT CINQUECENTOs year 1994

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