Abarth 595c: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Abarth 595c passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,062 individual Abarth 595c tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 85.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Abarth 595cs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Abarth 595c tested had covered 27,862 miles and was built around 2018.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Abarth 595c sits 8.8 points above the national average, ranked 1,208 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Abarth 595c

1. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 1.7% of tests (8.8x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.3% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.3% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.2% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.7% of tests
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.2% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1% of tests
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.8% of tests

From 2,060 DVSA-tracked Abarth 595c tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.95% of these flagged Abarth 595c defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Abarth 595c

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Abarth 595c before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 3.4% of tests (7.23x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 16.3% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 4.9% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 27.8% of tests, also fails
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.3% of tests, also fails
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 8.2% of tests, also fails
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.2% of tests, also fails
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.6% of tests, also fails
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.2% of tests
10. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1% of tests

From 2,060 DVSA-tracked Abarth 595c tests, 2024.

Abarth 595c pass rate by model year

From its 2017 to its 2019 model year, the Abarth 595c's first-time pass rate has risen 4.3 points, from 81.6% to 85.9%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Abarth 595c year:

• 2016 Abarth 595c - 81.1% first-time pass, 285 tests
• 2017 Abarth 595c - 81.6% first-time pass, 375 tests
• 2018 Abarth 595c - 86.4% first-time pass, 440 tests
• 2019 Abarth 595c - 85.9% first-time pass, 412 tests
• 2020 Abarth 595c - 91.2% first-time pass, 250 tests
• 2021 Abarth 595c - 91.1% first-time pass, 281 tests

Other Abarth models

• Abarth 595 - 82.3%
• Abarth 500 - 71.9%
• Abarth 124 Spider Multiair - 91.1%
• Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto - 92.7%
• Abarth 695 - 85.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Sel Tdi - 85.6%
• Abarth 695 - 85.6%
• Audi A7 - 85.5%
• Kia Proceed GT Isg S-A - 85.5%
• Bentley Turbo - 85.5%
• MINI Cooper S Auto - 85.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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