Does the Fiat 500X fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Fiat 500X records 0.90 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.08 expected for a car 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) (−0.18, 95% interval −0.23 to −0.13). It ranks 286 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Fiat 500X by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat 500X is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 359 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 359 | 0.20 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 325 | 0.18 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 282 | 0.16 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 215 | 0.12 |
| A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure | 152 | 0.09 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 178,008 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Fiat 500X gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.5% of Fiat 500X MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,637 miles later (1,003 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,003 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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