What year Fiat Cinquecento Sporting is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1998 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting has the highest pass rate at 63.6%, out of 348 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Fiat Cinquecento Sporting MOT failures?

The most common Fiat Cinquecento Sporting MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Fiat Cinquecento Sporting — Reliability by Year

4,062 vehicles · MOT data 1995–1998 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Fiat Cinquecento Sporting was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

1998

63.6% pass rate · 348 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1995

60.5% pass rate · 1,246 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1998	63.6%	60,466 mi	348
1997	62.8%	66,853 mi	1,103
1996	61.4%	70,888 mi	1,365
1995	60.5%	71,660 mi	1,246

Which year Fiat Cinquecento Sporting is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 60,466 miles (newest year) to 71,660 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Fiat Cinquecento Sporting.

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