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Fiat 500 Rockstar Mhev
MOT 2023
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500 Rockstar Mhev

461 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where 500 Rockstar Mhevs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 9.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

85.3%

Pass-after-fix

4.1%

Fail

9.8%

Avg miles

14,984

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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500 Rockstar Mhev: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 461 MOT tests, the 500 Rockstar Mhev returns 85.3% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a tyre with the cords showing. A defective wiper blade and a seriously damaged tyre round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 14,984, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    15 occurrences · 3.3% of tests

  2. 02

    Wiper blade defective

    13 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  3. 03

    A tyre seriously damaged

    6 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    5 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  5. 05

    Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements

    4 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  6. 06

    Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen

    4 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  7. 07

    A tyre seriously damaged

    3 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  8. 08

    A tyre seriously damaged

    3 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  9. 09

    Lamp not securely attached

    2 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  10. 10

    A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage

    2 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£115–£220

If every one of this 500 Rockstar Mhev's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

MOT-spec replacement number plate

Faded or non-standard plates fail outright. Replacements take ten minutes online with V5C details.

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Buying or keeping a 500 Rockstar Mhev?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a 500 Rockstar Mhev and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.