Does the Fiat 500X fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Fiat 500X records 6.48 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.13 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.35, 95% interval +1.24 to +1.47). It ranks 234 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Fiat 500X by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat 500X is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 5,082 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat 500X: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	5,082	2.85
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	1,068	0.60
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	735	0.41
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	468	0.26
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light	425	0.24

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

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