2019 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability
91.6% of 2019 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Autos pass the MOT first time, measured across 203 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 22,236 miles.
How the 2019 compares
- Against all Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Autos (92.8%, 713 tests): -1.2 points
- Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): +3.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 93.1% | 393 | 27,447 |
| 2019 | 91.6% | 203 | 22,236 |
What this means if you are buying a 2019 124 Spider Multiair Auto
The 2019 sits close to the Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 7-year-old car fails on
A 2019 car is 7 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2019 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto the average at test was 22,236 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2018 at 93.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2019 at 91.6%. That 1.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.