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Fiat 500 DS16VCG — MOT history, mileage and tax

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2016 Fiat 500

Generated from DVSA record, 14 Oct 2026
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At a glance

This red 2016 Fiat 500 has passed 4 of its 8 first-attempt MOT tests; 2016 500s tested in 2025 passed 68.9% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 25 September 2026, was a fail. Mileage of 42,365 is inside the middle half of 2016 500s tested in 2025.

DVSA record · 14 Oct 2026DVLA fields (tax, ULEZ, CO2, recalls) not loaded yet
Year
2016
Fuel
Petrol
Colour
Red
Engine
1242cc
CO2
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Euro status
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1 Vehicle identity

Registration
DS16VCG
Make
Fiat
Model
500
Year
2016
First registered
28 Apr 2016
Fuel
Petrol
Engine
1242cc
Colour
Red
CO2
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Euro status
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Marked for export
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Wheel plan
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Type approval
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V5C issued
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Vehicle age
10 yr 6 mo
Registration area
Shrewsbury

2 Tax, MOT & ULEZ

Tax status
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Tax due
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Annual road tax
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MOT status
Not valid (as at 27 Sep 2026)
MOT expiry
25 Sep 2026
ULEZ / Clean Air Zone
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Outstanding recall
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First used date
28 Apr 2016
Manufacture date
28 Apr 2016

3 What this car’s MOT record points to

Read from the last two years of this car's own test record, grouped by area. Each line quotes what the tester wrote and the date of the test.

Critical

Suspension & steering

Major item, 25 Sept 2026: Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. No later pass is on the record yet.

Major item, 25 Sept 2026: Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. No later pass is on the record yet.

Major item, 25 Sept 2026: Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn. No later pass is on the record yet.

Major item, 11 Sept 2025: Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush. The car passed a test on 12 Sept 2025.

8 more in the full MOT history below.

Typical UK garage price for coil spring replacement: £175–£400. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.

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Tyres

Advisory, 25 Sept 2026: Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge.

Advisory, 25 Sept 2026: Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge.

No recent issue

Brakes, Exhaust & emissions, Lamps & visibility, Structure & corrosion, Engine – oil, Other

Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.

Brakes: last recorded 27 Oct 2021 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Lamps & visibility: last recorded 27 Oct 2021 (major item), outside the two-year window. Structure & corrosion: last recorded 12 Sept 2024 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Engine – oil: last recorded 25 Sept 2023 (advisory), outside the two-year window.

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4 How it compares with other 2016 500s

Against every Fiat 500 first used in 2016 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (33,403 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.

MeasureThis carTypical 2016 500What it means
Pass rate, first attempts4 of 8 (50%)68.9% in 2025Lower than the group figure
Fails, first attempts4 of 827.5% of first testsHigher than the group figure
Fixed during the test (PRS)03.6% of first testsNone on this record
Mileage at its latest test (25 Sept 2026)42,365 miles46,698 (middle half 33,883–60,882)Inside the middle half; not an outlier
Clean passes (no advisories)1 of 832.1% of first testsLower than the group figure

"Typical" is every Fiat 500 first used in 2016, any fuel or use — not adjusted for mileage. This car's figures are from its own record only. A first attempt is any test not within 10 days after a failed test of this car. A first attempt whose faults were all put right during the test counts as fixed during the test (PRS), not as a fail, as in DVSA's figures.

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  1. On this carSuspension & steering. major item, advisory recorded in the last two years (2025, 2026). Worth looking behind each wheel with a torch at the coil springs and bushes, and listening for knocks over bumps on a test drive.
  2. On this carTyres. advisory recorded in the last two years (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026). Worth checking the tread depth across the whole width of each tyre, and the sidewalls for cuts, cracks and bulges.
  3. Nothing recentLamps & visibility. A top failure area for 2016 500s. Recorded on this car in 2021, nothing in the last two years. Worth asking someone to watch while you work every lamp and indicator, and checking the wipers clear the screen cleanly.

This car vs what 2016 500s usually fail on

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn19.7%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2025, 2026
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush16.5%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2025, 2026
Coil spring: fractured or broken14.8%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2025, 2026
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak10.3%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2025, 2026
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm6.5%this car: tyres items recorded 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026

Bars: share of 2016 500 first tests that did not pass first time in 2025 carrying each item, in DVSA's wording. Right-hand note: what this car's own record shows in that area.

Mileage position

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5 MOT history

Tests passed7 of 11
Tests failed4
Plate changesNone
Record sourceGreat Britain (DVSA)
Avg mileage/year3,559 mi
Pass rate64%
First mileage15,946 mi (as at 24 Apr 2019)
Last mileage42,365 mi (as at 25 Sep 2026)
Years on record7.4 yr
Colour at last MOTRed

Test history

Fail 25 Sep 2026 42,365 mi
  • Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Major — failed
  • Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Major — failed
  • Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Major — failed
  • Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Rear Coil spring mounting corroded but not seriously weakened both rear axle spring cups corroding (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Advisory
Pass 12 Sep 2025 41,512 mi Expiry 25 Sep 2026
  • Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) Advisory
  • Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
Fail 11 Sep 2025 41,512 mi
  • Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) Advisory
  • Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) Major — failed
  • Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) Major — failed
Pass 12 Sep 2024 39,982 mi Expiry 25 Sep 2025
  • Offside Front Driver's door catch deteriorated but the door can still be readily opened and closed (6.2.3 (c) (i)) Advisory
Pass 25 Sep 2023 38,253 mi Expiry 25 Sep 2024
  • Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing severely cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Advisory
  • Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Advisory
Pass 26 Sep 2022 36,247 mi Expiry 25 Sep 2023

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Fail 22 Sep 2022 36,246 mi
  • Dangerous Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Failed
Pass 27 Oct 2021 30,724 mi Expiry 27 Oct 2022

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Fail 27 Oct 2021 30,724 mi
  • Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin ON LIMIT !! (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Dangerous Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Failed
  • Dangerous Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Failed
Pass 17 Oct 2020 24,913 mi Expiry 27 Oct 2021

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 24 Apr 2019 15,946 mi Expiry 27 Oct 2020
  • n/s/f and o/s/f tyre treads 3mm and wearing on edges Advisory

MOT data sourced from DVSA, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DVSA bulk record as of 27 Sep 2026. DVLA-only fields (tax status, tax due, annual road tax, ULEZ/CO2/Euro status, export marker, wheel plan, type approval, V5C date, recalls) are not loaded until someone presses "Check latest from DVLA & DVSA". Sections 3 and 4 are SortedCars’ arithmetic on the same public record and on DVSA test statistics; they describe the record, not the car’s condition, and are not advice about buying it. Always have a used car inspected before you buy. Check the official record at GOV.UK: check MOT history.

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