Abarth 124 Spider Multiair MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Abarth 124 Spider Multiair MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Abarth 124 Spider Multiair passed on its first attempt in 91.4%, and its overall record sits +11.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Abarth 124 Spider Multiair in the 2023–2025 data: 5,393 tests across 4 model years (2016–2019). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Abarth 124 Spider Multiair MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Abarth 124 Spider Multiair, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Abarth 124 Spider Multiair's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Abarth 124 Spider Multiair DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Abarth 124 Spider Multiair, each with how many of the model's 5,393 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 86 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 76 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 66 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 49 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 39 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 37 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Abarth 124 Spider Multiair model year on record is 2019 (94.3% across 707 tests), and the weakest is 2017 (90.8%). The gap between them is 3.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Owners

These checks follow this Abarth 124 Spider Multiair's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Abarth 124 Spider Multiair.

• the lights — “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.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Abarth 124 Spider Multiair. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Abarth 124 Spider Multiair is most common

Across every 124 Spider Multiair model year on record (2016–2019): 2,747 Abarth 124 Spider Multiair cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 5,392 tests. Portsmouth (PO) has the most, with 91 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Abarth 124 Spider Multiair cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Abarth 124 Spider Multiair MOT & Reliability