Abarth MOT pass rates and reliability

We have 26,002 MOT tests on Abarth cars from 2023, covering 4 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.

Across 26,002 MOT tests on Abarth cars in 2023, 79% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Abarth models with enough tests, the 124 Spider Multiair did best at 90% and the 500 did least well at 67%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.

Abarth models

What Abarth cars fail on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.

• Suspension6.8% (all cars 9.0%)
• Lights and electrics6.5% (all cars 11.3%)
• Tyres5.5% (all cars 6.4%)
• Brakes3.7% (all cars 6.8%)
• Visibility3.6% (all cars 4.8%)
• Exhaust and emissions2.2% (all cars 3.1%)
• Body and structure1.7% (all cars 3.5%)
• Number plates and VIN0.4% (all cars 0.4%)

Most common Abarth failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.6%
2. Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush 1.6%
3. Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.5%
4. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.2%
5. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.0%
6. Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 1.0%
7. Coil spring: fractured or broken 0.7%
8. Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 0.7%

Check a particular Abarth

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.