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Fiat 500X, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

35,767 Fiat 500X cars are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 72.8% of initial MOT tests, 0.5 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Fiat 500X at the MOT

72.8% of 36,709 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the 500X 296th of 575 models. Fiat 500X cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 69.3%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Fiat 500X72.8%
  • All Fiat modelsThe 500X is 5.1 pts ahead67.7%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Fiat 500X tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years6,401 tests86.9%
  • 6 to 10 years29,579 tests69.3%

Where 500X cars fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Fiat 500X tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.1%
  • Steering21%
  • Tyres16.6%
  • Suspension13.8%
  • Brakes7.8%

The items testers recorded most often were track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (14.1%), position lamp not working (13.4%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6.3%).

The MOT page lists every common 500X MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Fiat 500X MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The 500X's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.23.1% of 500X failure items

  2. Steering

    Feel for play, knocking or stiffness in the steering, and check there is no steering warning light.21% of 500X failure items

  3. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.16.6% of 500X failure items

Fiat 500X cars in the UK

35,767 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 100% since the end of 2016.

Change since 2016
+100%from 17,870 licensed
Typical year of first use
2016half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2016 or earlier
First registered in 2025
5against 14,208 in 2016
Declared off the road
5581.5% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Fiat 500X cars since 2015

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 20156,856
End of 201617,870
End of 201724,226
End of 201827,956
End of 201931,589
End of 202033,437
End of 202135,322
End of 202235,900
End of 202336,713
End of 202436,790
End of 202536,193
End of June 202635,767

How old they are

Licensed Fiat 500X cars by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year
Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
2024168180
2023831903
2022914972
20211,7331,837
20202,0772,187
20193,3943,618
20182,8683,090
20174,4504,784
201613,01614,208
20156,7317,462

6,731 500X cars first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 90% of the 7,462 first registered that year.

500X engines and fuel

1.6 litre engines made up 38% of Fiat 500X MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.4 litre at 29%. Petrol accounts for 72% of licensed 500X cars and diesel for 28%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 36,709 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.6 litre38.4%
  • 1.4 litre29.4%
  • 1.0 litre18.5%
  • 1.3 litre8.3%
  • 2.0 litre5.1%

Fuel type, licensed 500X cars

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol25,69872%
Diesel10,06928%

Fiat 500X recalls

5 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Fiat 500X. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every 500X is affected.

  1. Jul 2023 R/2023/168

    Affected vehicles may have been fitted with a faulty 48-volt battery. This may lead to a loss of the functionality of the battery. This may result in a risk of thermal run away in the case of water infiltration

    500X cars built Nov 2022 to May 2023 · 68 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    The repair is a check of the PBU valve code and replacement of the 48-volt battery if necessary.

  2. Nov 2020 R/2020/273

    The rear right brake calliper could display micro cracks

    500X cars built Nov 2019 to Jan 2020 · 72 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The rear right brake calliper could display micro-cracks
    Remedy
    The production date must be checked and if necessary the brake calliper must be replaced

  3. Jun 2019 R/2019/161

    Non-conformity in the air bag control module software

    500X cars built Oct 2017 to Apr 2019 · 3,870 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Non-conformity in the airbag control module software
    Remedy
    Update the airbag control module software

  4. Sep 2018 R/2018/216

    If rear seat belts are not fastened and pretensioners are deployed the latch could be released

    500X cars built Jun 2015 to Aug 2018 · 25,535 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    In case of an accident if the rear seat belts are not fastened i.e. if the rear seat is not occupied by a passenger or is occupied by a child restraint system coupled only to the Isofix anchors and the pretensioners are deployed the rear seat latch could be released. The contents of the rear luggage area if unsecured could enter the cabin area
    Remedy
    Replace the latch bezels with bezels the shape of which prevents the seat belts from interfering with the latch and releasing the seat in the event of a pretensioner deployment.

  5. Mar 2017 R/2017/046

    Loss of drive

    500X cars built Dec 2014 to Jan 2016 · 64 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The transmission could unexpectedly switch to the N position due to a nonconformity in the transmission wiring assembly process.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles reprogram the transmission control module. Where necessary replace the transmission wiring
How to check a specific 500X for recalls

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Fiat 500X FAQs

How many Fiat 500X cars are there in the UK?

35,767 Fiat 500X cars were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 558 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Fiat 500X reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 72.8% first-time pass rate for the Fiat 500X across 36,709 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Fiat 500X had any recalls?

5 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Fiat 500X. The most recent was published in July 2023. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Fiat 500X?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, steering and tyres. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Fiat 500X's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Fiat history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Fiat VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.