16,946 on UK roads in 2025-705 vs 2024
On the road
16,946
16,946 licensed
Change vs 2024
-4%
-705 cars
New in 2025
1
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Fiat 500L has a steady presence on UK roads, with 16,946 licensed in 2025 - down 4% on 2024. 1 was registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (68%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2010-2014 era.
Licensed Fiat 500L cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Fiat 500L on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Fiat 500l holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 27,153 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
67.4%
27,153 MOT tests in 2025 · 20,814 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
76.4%
2023
72.9%
2024
69.6%
2025
67.4%
▼ 9 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Fiat 500l is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 21,629 cars tracked across years
40.6%
low · <5k
56.5%
avg · 5-15k
2.9%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,743-8,296 miles a year (median 5,770).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 57,831 → 63,810 → 69,339 → 74,362
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
13,939 tests
66.5%
Petrol
6,871 tests
69.3%
A 2025 Fiat 500l passes first time 67.4% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,400 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 78.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 59.3% past 120k.
Of 6,777 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Fiat 500L, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
