Fiat 500 vs Toyota Aygo

The Toyota Aygo has the better MOT record of the two — 15.3% fail rate versus 20.5% for the Fiat 500 across comparable years. The biggest single difference is suspension, where the 500 records failures noticeably more often.

20.5%
500 fail rate
15.3%
Aygo fail rate
5.17pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricFiat 500Toyota Aygo
MOT tests analysed1,978,2251,428,093
Pass rate79.5%84.7%
Fail rate20.5%15.3%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Fiat 500 20.5% Toyota Aygo 15.3%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
Category500Aygo
Suspension10.7%4.0%
Brakes5.4%6.3%
Tyres5.2%4.6%
Visibility4.2%3.7%
Lighting & signalling7.9%8.3%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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