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2022 Fiat 500E Icon: common problems and what to check

What gets flagged at MOT on 2022 Fiat 500E Icons, from 2,149 tests in 2025, plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

2,149MOT tests in 2025
86%pass first time (all 2022 cars: 89%)
5,000typical miles a year
11.7×the usual rate for suspension arm bushes and joints

What stands out

Parts flagged at MOT more often on 2022 Fiat 500E Icons than on all cars registered in 2022.

  • Suspension arm bushes and joints11.7× usual
    Fiat 500E Icon
    7% All 2022 cars
    0.6%

    Failed outright at MOT: 4.5%, against 0.1% of all 2022 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £120–£180 (one arm) ClickMechanic

    At the viewing: Listen for clunks over bumps and feel for the steering wandering. Worn arm bushes show as cracked rubber near the wheels.

Better than most

Brake discs: 1% here, against 4.6% of all 2022 cars.

By area

The share of 2022 Fiat 500E Icon MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Tyres
    22% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Suspension
    8% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    5% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Lights and electrics
    4% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Seats and seatbelts
    1% of testsRough price £80–£250

    At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

  • Brakes
    1% of testsRough price £150–£350

    At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.

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Other years

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2021711Tyres 24%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test in Great Britain in 2025, counting tests of 2022 Fiat 500E Icons registered in 2022. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score