Abarth 695: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Abarth 695 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 506 individual Abarth 695 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 85.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 Abarth 695s 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 695 tested had covered 28,143 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Abarth 695 sits 8.9 points above the national average, ranked 1,206 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 695

1. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.4% of tests
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.2% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.2% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.2% of tests
6. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 1% of tests (1.89x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1% of tests
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.8% of tests
9. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.8% of tests (4.28x the national rate for this defect)
10. A wheel bearing excessively rough, 0.8% of tests (2.56x the national rate for this defect)

From 506 DVSA-tracked Abarth 695 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.53% of these flagged Abarth 695 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Abarth 695

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 695 before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 5.9% of tests (1.52x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 19.6% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 14.2% of tests
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 11.3% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 8.1% of tests, also fails
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.8% of tests
8. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 1.8% of tests
9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.4% of tests, also fails
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.4% of tests

From 506 DVSA-tracked Abarth 695 tests, 2024.

Other Abarth models

• Abarth 595 - 82.3%
• Abarth 500 - 71.9%
• Abarth 595c - 85.5%
• Abarth 124 Spider Multiair - 91.1%
• Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto - 92.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• BMW X2 Xdrive20d M Sport X Auto - 85.6%
• Volvo Xc60 Inscrp Pro T8rechrg Awd A - 85.6%
• Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Sel Tdi - 85.6%
• Audi A7 - 85.5%
• Abarth 595c - 85.5%
• Kia Proceed GT Isg S-A - 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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