Fiat Cinquecento
Registered from 1993 to 1998.
About this model
The Fiat Cinquecento is a city car manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1991 to 1998 over a single generation. It is a three-door hatchback that seats four passengers and has a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. It was manufactured at Fiat Auto Poland, which had manufactured its predecessor the Fiat 126.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat Cinquecento, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1997 1.1 petrol. 15 of 56 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 42% of 1997 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 225 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 47% | 7 |
| Lights and electrics | 33% | 5 |
| Brakes | 27% | 4 |
| Suspension | 27% | 4 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 20% | 3 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 13% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 27% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 27% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Exhaust and emissions — 13% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 47% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
- Seat belts and airbags — 20% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired