2021 Abarth 595c: MOT pass rate and reliability

91.1% of 2021 Abarth 595cs pass the MOT first time, measured across 281 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 16,484 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Abarth 595cs (85.9%, 2,052 tests): +5.2 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +1.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Abarth 595c model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Abarth 595c:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2016 81.1% 285 39,181
2017 81.6% 375 35,872
2018 86.4% 440 30,752
2019 85.9% 412 24,344
2020 91.2% 250 20,424
2021 91.1% 281 16,484

What this means if you are buying a 2021 595c

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 5.2 points more often than the Abarth 595c average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 2021 Abarth 595c the average at test was 16,484 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 2020 at 91.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2016 at 81.1%. That 10.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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