2014 Fiat 500 C 1.2L Petrol · YA63 CCN

The 2014 Fiat 500 C holds a valid MOT issued on 26 March 2026 at 82,020 miles, but the maintenance trend is clearly worsening. The most recent test passed only after the car failed two days earlier on 24 March 2026 at 82,018 miles with four serious defects. That failure flagged a serious fluid leak from the offside front shock absorber, exposed ply or cords on both front tyres, a worn front brake disc, a seriously leaking nearside rear shock absorber, and an excessively worn offside front Macpherson strut pin or bush. The same test also recorded two corrosion advisories that carried through to the pass: a rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened, and a coil spring corroded all around. The jump from a clean pass in February 2025 to a multi-defect failure in March 2026 suggests the car has deteriorated rapidly in the last twelve months. The mileage pattern supports that view. Between the February 2024 pass at 64,421 miles and the February 2025 pass at 74,175 miles, the car covered 9,754 miles in a year, well above the roughly 6,835 miles per year average for a twelve-year-old Fiat 500 C. That accelerated use likely contributed to the suspension and brake wear now showing up in the record. The mileage then barely moved between February 2025 and March 2026, climbing only from 74,175 to 82,020 miles over thirteen months, which is about 600 miles per month, still broadly typical. The gap between 2025 and 2026 tests is a full year, so there is no evidence of interim servicing or early intervention on the defects that later caused the March 2026 failure. A buyer should treat the suspension as the primary concern. The repeated shock absorber leaks, the worn Macpherson strut bush, and the corroded coil spring all point to a front and rear suspension system that has been neglected or run hard. The rear sub-frame corrosion advisory, noted in both the March 2026 fail and pass, warrants a close underbody inspection to confirm the structural integrity has not worsened since the test. The exposed cords on both front tyres at the March 2026 failure indicate the car was driven in an unsafe condition before the retest, so the tyre age, condition, and alignment should be checked thoroughly. The worn front brake disc flagged in the same test suggests the braking system has not been serviced recently. Given the cluster of suspension and structural defects appearing together, a full suspension and brake inspection on a ramp is essential before purchase.