2011 Abarth 500: MOT pass rate and reliability

70.3% of 2011 Abarth 500s pass the MOT first time, measured across 885 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 73,174 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Abarth 500s (72.4%, 5,456 tests): -2.1 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): +1.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Abarth 500 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Abarth 500:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2009 69.4% 759 84,150
2010 68.7% 946 78,697
2011 70.3% 885 73,174
2012 71.5% 762 70,301
2013 74.3% 538 66,253
2014 75.7% 774 58,475
2015 78.8% 718 53,479

What this means if you are buying a 2011 500

The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.1 points less often than the Abarth 500 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2011 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2011 Abarth 500 the average at test was 73,174 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 2015 at 78.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 68.7%. That 10.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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