Fiat 500 Colour Therapy (2013)
2013 Fiat 500 Colour Therapy
CarHunch analysed 164 real MOT records for the 2013 Fiat 500 Colour Therapy. This breakdown of actual test outcomes — pass rates, defect profiles, mileage data — isn't published anywhere else.
This 2013 Fiat 500 Colour Therapy is noticeably less reliable than the average UK car, with a first-time MOT pass rate of 68% against the national benchmark of 80%—that's a 12-percentage-point gap that matters when budgeting for repairs. The good news is that dangerous defects are absent from this cohort, and advisories are negligible, so failures tend to be fixable rather than safety-critical.
At around 50,500 miles median mileage for a 12-year-old car, these examples are well-used but not excessively so, yet they're still averaging 0.68 failures per test. Before you buy one, get a pre-purchase inspection focused on the mechanical systems that commonly fail on this model—don't rely on the MOT alone to tell you the car is sound.
What to check before buying a 2013 Fiat 500 Colour Therapy
Practical pre-purchase checks for this age and model.
- 📋 Check the full MOT history. Look for recurring advisories — slow-building issues like corrosion or brake wear patterns show up years before they become failures. Enter the reg below for a full AI analysis.
- 🔍 Inspect for corrosion in person. Brake pipes, sills, subframes, and chassis legs. Surface rust is normal at this age; structural rust is a serious problem that's expensive to fix and can fail an MOT.
- 🛞 Check tyres and brakes. The most common advisory items at this age. Budget for replacement if they're near the limit — factor this into your offer price.
- 📄 Run an HPI check. The MOT history won't show outstanding finance, insurance write-offs, or stolen status — an HPI check will.
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Pass Rate by Fuel Type
| Fuel type | Vehicles | Pass rate | Avg failures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (78%) | 128 | 86.1% | 0.88 |
| Petrol (21%) | 35 | 0% | 0 |
| Other (1%) | 1 | 100% | 0 |
Mileage Distribution
Most 2013 Fiat 500 Colour Therapy vehicles sit in the blue band. If the car you're looking at is outside it, it's either unusually low or high mileage for its age.
Half of all 2013 Fiat 500 Colour Therapy vehicles fall between 39,032 and 61,568 miles.
2013 Fiat 500 Colour Therapy — Still on the Road
Strong survival — 92 vehicles still getting MOTs in 2025, 100% of the peak.
Based on vehicles from this manufacture year that had at least one MOT test in each calendar year. Data from 2017–2025.
MOT History Averages
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