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Citroen C1 vs Fiat 500

Both are city cars. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Citroen C1 is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 18.3% of the time, against 24.6% for the Fiat 500.

Citroen C1

18.3%

fail at age 7

Rank 117 of 239 · 39k miles at 7 · 137,424 tests

Fiat 500

24.6%

fail at age 7

Rank 190 of 239 · 41k miles at 7 · 334,105 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory20.8%

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corrodedAdvisory5.1%

Exhaust system leaking or insecureAdvisory3.7%

A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mountingAdvisory3.1%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory3.0%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory2.5%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory17.1%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory9.6%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail9.4%

A shock absorber bush excessively worn Advisory6.5%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory5.0%

Exhaust system leaking or insecureAdvisory4.3%