How many Fiat 500s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 414,709 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain423,199−2.0% on a year earlier
Declared SORN12,767Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202567.8%Cars of the same ages 72.4%
Rank by number licensedNo. 12of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year2024431,169 licensed
Average annual mileage5,050miles a year
How many Fiat 500s are left in Great Britain?
There were 423,199 Fiat 500s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 12,767 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 1.8% fewer than the peak of 431,169 in 2024.
Fiat 500s licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2024 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 67.8% of Fiat 500 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Fiat 500s tested pass 72.4% of the time, so the Fiat 500 does worse than average for its age, by 4.6 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 68.5%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Fiat 500 vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
0%
50%
100%
3 years
4–5 years
6–7 years
8–10 years
11–14 years
15–19 years
Fiat 500
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Fiat 500 compared with all cars
Suspension is the most common reason a Fiat 500 fails its MOT,
appearing on 43.6% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
8.0% of Fiat 500 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Fiat 500 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a Fiat 500 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn”, on 14.2% of 133,418 failed tests.
58.3% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Fiat 500 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
14.2%
Shock absorbers: serious fluid leak Suspension
8.0%
Shock absorbers: excessively worn bush Suspension
7.4%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
15 years of the Fiat 500, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2022 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (90.3% passed first time) and the 2015 cars worst (64.3%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Fiat 500 annual mileage
The average Fiat 500 covers 5,050 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
0
2k
4k
6k
5,628
4–5 years
5,530
6–7 years
5,360
8–10 years
4,696
11–14 years
4,327
15–19 years
Average annual mileage of a Fiat 500 by vehicle age
Of the 405,652 Fiat 500s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 70.2% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc, and 13.7% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc. The share with an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc has fallen from 86.7% in 2014 to 70.2%. Petrols made up 97.3% of those licensed in 2014 and 93.7% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Fiat 500s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,201cc to 1,300cc 284,716 licensed
70.2%
901cc to 1,000cc 55,464 licensed
13.7%
801cc to 900cc 22,348 licensed
5.5%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 15,786 licensed
3.9%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 13,431 licensed
3.3%
Engine size not recorded 10,414 licensed
2.6%
Other sizes 3,493 licensed
0.9%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,201–1,300cc
Petrol
279,536
68.9%
901–1,000cc
Petrol
55,461
13.7%
801–900cc
Petrol
22,347
5.5%
1,301–1,400cc
Petrol
15,786
3.9%
Electric
Electric
10,413
2.6%
1,501–1,600cc
Diesel
8,267
2.0%
1,201–1,300cc
Diesel
5,169
1.3%
1,501–1,600cc
Petrol
5,164
1.3%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Fiat 500s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
Electric
2014
97.3%
2.7%
0.0%
2015
96.1%
3.9%
0.0%
2016
95.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2017
94.8%
5.2%
0.0%
2018
94.8%
5.2%
0.0%
2019
95.1%
4.9%
0.0%
2020
95.3%
4.7%
0.0%
2021
94.8%
4.5%
0.7%
2022
93.9%
4.3%
1.8%
2023
93.7%
4.1%
2.2%
2024
93.7%
3.9%
2.4%
2025
93.7%
3.7%
2.6%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Fiat 500 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Fiat 500 from 2008, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and petrol hybrid versions ranges from 35.8 to 61.2 mpg, with CO2 of 105 to 185 g/km; electric versions have an official range of 118 to 209 miles. On the older NEDC test (listings 2008 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 40.9 to 83.1 mpg, with CO2 of 88 to 159 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2026
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Range, miles
Miles per kWh
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
0.9 petrol
47.1–52.3
122–133
–
–
2019–2021
Euro 6d‑TEMP
9
1.0 petrol
38.2–55.4
115–163
–
–
2019–2022
Euro 6d‑TEMP to Euro 6d
31
1.2 petrol
41.5–52.3
122–156
–
–
2019–2021
Euro 6d‑TEMP
27
1.3 petrol
36.7–45.6
141–170
–
–
2020–2022
Euro 6d‑TEMP to Euro 6d
14
1.4 petrol
35.8–42.2
155–185
–
–
2020–2021
Euro 6d‑TEMP to Euro 6d
8
1.0 petrol hybrid
47.1–61.2
105–134
–
–
2020–2023
Euro 6d
21
1.5 petrol hybrid
44.9–52.2
122–143
–
–
2023–2024
Euro 6d
22
Electric
–
0
118–209
3.9–5.0
2021–2026
–
41
Older NEDC figures, listed 2008 to 2018 (7 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2008 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Electric cars produce no exhaust CO2; range and miles per kWh are VCA’s official figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “500”, “500X”, “500L”, “500 MY23”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Fiat 500 safety recalls
DVSA lists 35 safety recalls for the Fiat 500 since 1992, the first in 2009. The most recent was launched on 4 September 2025.
Fiat 500 BEV Panda and Tipo. Instrument panel cluster software
Launched 4 September 2025DVSA recall R/2025/319Manufacturer ref. F50H
Defect
On affected vehicles the Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB) function may remain deactivated in a specific use case. If the customer seeks to reactivate the AEB after previously deactivating it during the same driving cycle (key on/off) it will remain deactivated however the icon on the cluster to alert about deactivation remains off. This does not meet regulatory requirements.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Fiat 500. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
