Pass rate
91.8%
Above average — 3.9 pts ahead of the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 98 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£110
2018 Abarth 124 MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 15,173 mi
Only 98 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
38.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 93.3% pass
- Avoid 2018 91.8% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 1.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 91.2%
- Typical mileage
- 15k mi
The 2018 Abarth 124 MOT pass rate is 91.8% of its MOT tests — 3.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 38.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Abarth 124 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.9× the national share
Brakes make up 38.7% of everything recorded on the 2018 Abarth 124, against 20.9% nationally — 17.8 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 87.9% and this one manages 91.8% — 3.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 98 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2018 Abarth 124 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 3.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 91.2%. The median 2018 Abarth 124 in this dataset had covered 15,173 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 91.5% of the time, April–September 92.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 6.12% of tests.
- 98 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.8% overall pass rate, 91.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Abarth 124, the average is 92.4% — best year 2019 (93.3%), worst 2018 (91.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 98
- Typical mileage (median)
- 15,173 mi
- Make and model
- Abarth 124
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the 124 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 77% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 124
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 20 | 90.0% |
| South East | 18 | 88.9% |
| North West | 15 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2018 124
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2018 124
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 6.1% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the lights 3.1% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 1.0% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2018 124 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£110 — and 41% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£110
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 41%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 98 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the 124, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2018 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 91.8% to 93.3% — a spread of 1.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2018 91.8%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 93.3% anti-lock braking system warning…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2018 Abarth 124 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2018 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2018 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 Abarth 124 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 62 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 24 | 38.70% | 20.89% | +17.81 |
| Tyres | 17 | 27.40% | 19.76% | +7.64 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9 | 14.50% | 12.21% | +2.29 |
| Visibility | 7 | 11.30% | 4.97% | +6.33 |
| Suspension | 3 | 4.80% | 20.98% | −16.18 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 1.60% | 5.52% | −3.92 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 1.60% | 4.18% | −2.58 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.1% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £5–20 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.0% | £60–250 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.0% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.0% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.0% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.0% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.0% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.0% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.0% | £5–20 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.2% | £18–45 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Advisory | 5.1% | £60–150 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.1% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 77 | 93.5% | 14,178 mi |
| 30-60k | 21 | 85.7% | 40,496 mi |
Source: 98 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2018 124 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Abarth 124?
91.8% of the 98 2018 Abarth 124 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 91.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Abarth 124?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (6.12%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.06%), emissions not tested unable to be completed (1.02%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Abarth 124 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.5% of the time, falling to 85.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Abarth 124 in this dataset had covered 15,173 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 Abarth 124 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 91.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 92.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.