Used car guide

2009 Fiat 500C: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 56% pass first time (all 2009 cars: 59%) Stands out: shock absorbers 3.2×, exhaust system 2.2×, brake lights 1.9× 2,235 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 53% pass first time (all 2009 cars: 59%) Stands out: shock absorbers 3.3× 168 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Fiat 500C compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
20181,685Tyres 30%
20174,657Tyres 31%
20166,537Suspension 36%
20157,616Suspension 44%
20146,899Suspension 43%
20135,959Suspension 45%
20126,479Suspension 49%
20113,960Suspension 50%
20104,434Suspension 52%