Abarth: MOT pass rate and reliability
Abarth vehicles pass the MOT first time 81.8% of the time, measured across 29,303 DVSA tests. That is 4.8 points better than the 77% national average, ranking Abarth 12 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Abarth models
- Abarth 595 - 82.3%, 17,848 tests
- Abarth 500 - 71.9%, 5,490 tests
- Abarth 595c - 85.5%, 2,062 tests
- Abarth 124 Spider Multiair - 91.1%, 1,007 tests
- Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto - 92.7%, 714 tests
- Abarth 695 - 85.6%, 506 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Abarth
Pooled across all Abarth models, not just one: what actually fails on a Abarth more than the UK average.
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 1.5% of tests (10.72x the national rate for this defect)
- A wheel bearing excessively rough, 0.6% of tests (2.61x the national rate for this defect)
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.6% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.8% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.2% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.6% of tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.2% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.1% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
From 60,136 DVSA-tracked Abarth tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.55% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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