Does the Fiat 500e fail the MOT on visibility more than it should?

The Fiat 500e records 3.18 visibility failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.79 expected for a ev of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.61, 95% interval −1.36 to +0.15). It ranks 379 of 746 models on visibility (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on visibility · check a Fiat 500e by registration

No single visibility defect wording reaches 30 items on the Fiat 500e; the failures are spread across several.