What are the inspection figures for Fiat 500 and Volkswagen Passat, per age band?

Fiat 500 vs Volkswagen Passat: 3-5 years: 121 versus 99. 6-8 years: 121 versus 89. 9-11 years: 124 versus 88. 12-14 years: 106 versus 96. 15-19 years: 106 versus 93. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Where do these figures come from?

DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Fiat 500 vs Volkswagen Passat

Figures per shared age band: numerator, denominator and country index for both models, from the same source.

Age	Fiat 500		Volkswagen Passat		Difference (percentage points)
Age	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Difference (percentage points)
3-5 years	637 of 4140 (15.4%)	121	561 of 4464 (12.6%)	99	+2.82
6-8 years	15144 of 65140 (23.3%)	121	5242 of 30836 (17%)	89	+6.25
9-11 years	36806 of 106051 (34.7%)	124	11032 of 44634 (24.7%)	88	+9.99
12-14 years	29376 of 76147 (38.6%)	106	13813 of 39808 (34.7%)	96	+3.88
15-19 years	20908 of 46962 (44.5%)	106	14261 of 36681 (38.9%)	93	+5.64

100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Recalls and complaints

Fiat 500

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

Volkswagen Passat

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

What this does not show

The country index is an average across the entire fleet of this model in this country, not a failure probability for one specific vehicle.
A complaint share is a share of reported complaints, not a failure probability for all vehicles of this model.
The age correction is already built into each band; differences between generations or trims within the same model are not.
These figures apply to United Kingdom and are not directly comparable to a figure from another country.

Frequently asked questions

What are the inspection figures for Fiat 500 and Volkswagen Passat, per age band?
Fiat 500 vs Volkswagen Passat: 3-5 years: 121 versus 99. 6-8 years: 121 versus 89. 9-11 years: 124 versus 88. 12-14 years: 106 versus 96. 15-19 years: 106 versus 93. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.
Where do these figures come from?
DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Methodology

Each row compares inspections from the same age band, in the same country.

The country index rescales the model's defect rate so that 100 equals the country average for that band.

Two models are only compared if they share at least two age bands.

What counts as a failed inspection differs per country; never compare a figure on this page with a figure from another country.

Citation

Fiat 500 vs Volkswagen Passat, United Kingdom, data through 3 September 2026. https://uk.plateop.com/modellen/vergelijk/fiat-500-vs-volkswagen-passat

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