FIAT 5001967 · 0.5L PETROL

This FIAT 500 has not had an MOT since 9 June 2017—nine full years without a test. The record ends at 71,735 miles and has not moved since. That gap alone makes this a project car of unknown, and likely deteriorated, mechanical condition. You must assume nothing works until proven otherwise. When it was last tested, the MOT flagged a clear worsening trend. A clean sheet in 2010 gave way to minor wheel bearing play and corrosion on brake pipes and rear rim in 2011. By 2012 and 2013, both front axle king pins had recurrent play. The 2017 test—the last one—recorded deteriorated front suspension arm rubber bushes on both sides, a noisy offside front wheel bearing, and notably low service brake effort on the offside rear. The car also had previous repairs throughout the floorpan. So even nine years ago it needed suspension, bearing, and brake work.