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CA08 YAD

2008 Fiat 500

Blue Petrol 1242cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires17 Jul 2027
Tests28 (16 pass, 12 fail)
Pass rate57.1%

Mileage

70,659 mi
Last recorded70,659 miles
Recorded on24 Jun 2026
Typical for 2008 Fiat 50057,692 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationCA08 YAD
MakeFiat
Model500
Year2008
ColourBlue
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,242cc

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50+ data points
Finance Check (Experian) Insurance Write-off Salvage Auction Stolen Check Previous Owners Ex-Taxi, Police, NHS Mileage Anomaly Import / Export Scrapped Check Plate Changes

MOT History

16 pass 12 fail
Pass 24 Jun 2026 70,659 miles

Front Coil spring corroded And rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear axle beam corroded

Fail 24 Jun 2026 70,657 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Central Items removed from driver's view prior to test

Front Coil spring corroded And rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear axle beam corroded

Pass 10 Jul 2025 67,982 miles

Corrosion to suspension components

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured Both (4.4.3 (a))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 10 Jul 2025 67,982 miles

Corrosion to suspension components

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured Both (4.4.3 (a))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

Pass 18 Jul 2024 65,966 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Underbody covered all over in underseal

Fail 18 Jul 2024 65,966 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Underbody covered all over in underseal

Pass 10 Oct 2023 65,022 miles
Fail 9 Oct 2023 65,017 miles

Nearside Rear Exhaust system insecure Back box clamp snapped (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

Nearside Front Macpherson strut attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability Top mounting has excessive play (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Offside Front Macpherson strut attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability Top mounting has excessive play (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Central Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Flexi pipe blowing (6.1.2 (a))

Pass 29 Sep 2022 63,322 miles
Fail 29 Sep 2022 63,322 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Fail 13 Sep 2022 63,240 miles

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Badly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front wing mirror casing damaged

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Badly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

front flexi and rear exhaust box deterioated

Pass 30 Sep 2021 62,238 miles

Exhaust corroded throughout and rear box casing coming away

Flexi section cracked

Pass 25 Sep 2020 60,213 miles

Exhaust corroded throughout and rear box casing coming away

Rear Coil spring corroded Both heavily corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Pass 9 Sep 2019 55,564 miles

Exhaust system corroded and raer box outer casing coming away

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Corroded and worn (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both have sidewall damage and perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Perished and cracking (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge perished and cracking (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Coil spring corroded Both heavily corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Fail 9 Sep 2019 55,564 miles

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Exhaust system corroded and raer box outer casing coming away

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Corroded and worn (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both have sidewall damage and perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Items removed from driver's view prior to test

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Perished and cracking (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge perished and cracking (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Coil spring corroded Both heavily corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Pass 21 Aug 2018 52,067 miles
Fail 21 Aug 2018 52,067 miles

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

nearside rear shock absorber bush worn out

offside rear shock absorber bush worn out

Pass 25 Aug 2017 51,601 miles

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut has slight movement in the upper support bearing assembly (2.5.B.1b)

Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut has slight movement in the upper support bearing assembly (2.5.B.1b)

Offside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Rear exhaust deteriorated

Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Fail 24 Aug 2017 51,600 miles

Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)

Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut has slight movement in the upper support bearing assembly (2.5.B.1b)

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut has slight movement in the upper support bearing assembly (2.5.B.1b)

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Rear exhaust deteriorated

Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Pass 10 Aug 2016 47,345 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from rear silencer (7.1.2)

Rear silencer delaminating

Fail 10 Aug 2016 47,345 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from rear silencer (7.1.2)

Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Rear silencer delaminating

Pass 19 Aug 2015 45,545 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Rear exhaust silencer delaminating

Rear registration plate delaminated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Pass 29 Aug 2014 43,958 miles

both handbrake cables deteriorting

exhaust back box delaminating

Fail 26 Aug 2014 43,951 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

both handbrake cables deteriorting

exhaust back box delaminating

Pass 28 Aug 2013 40,941 miles

Rear exhaust box corroded

Pass 28 Aug 2012 36,047 miles
Pass 1 Aug 2011 31,661 miles

both front tyres 1.6mm on inner edges

both front tyres 2mm

front discs badly worn

Fail 1 Aug 2011 31,661 miles

Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

both front tyres 1.6mm on inner edges

both front tyres 2mm

front discs badly worn

How Reliable is the Fiat 500?

Based on 3,854,072 MOT tests across 331,691 vehicles.

76.9%
Pass Rate
4,394
Miles/Year
18
Year Lifespan
331,691
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush 26,240
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 24,621
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 21,463
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CA08 YAD is a 2008 Fiat 500 in Blue with a 1,242cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 28 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 57.1%.

Across all 2008 Fiat 500 models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.7% with a typical mileage of 57,692 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Fiat 500 fails its MOT is shock absorber has an excessively worn bush, accounting for 26,240 recorded failures. If you're considering buying CA08 YAD, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Fiat 500 typically stays on UK roads for around 18 years. At 18 years old, this Fiat 500 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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CA08 YAD is a 2008 Fiat 500, first registered on 31 July 2008.

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