Abarth 595C MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Abarth 595C MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Abarth 595C passed on its first attempt in 85.9%, and its overall record sits +6.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Abarth 595C in the 2023–2025 data: 6,456 tests across 7 model years (2016–2022). 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 595C MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Abarth 595C, the Suspension 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 595C's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Abarth 595C DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Abarth 595C, each with how many of the model's 6,456 tests it was noted on.

• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 105 Abarth 595C tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 90 Abarth 595C tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 81 Abarth 595C tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 63 Abarth 595C tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush" (Major) — noted on about 52 Abarth 595C tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 45 Abarth 595C tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Abarth 595C Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Abarth 595C model year on record is 2022 (93.2% across 117 tests), and the weakest is 2016 (84.5%). The gap between them is 8.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Abarth 595C reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Abarth 595C Owners

These checks follow this Abarth 595C's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Abarth 595C.

• the suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• 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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Abarth 595C. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Abarth 595C is most common

Across every 595C model year on record (2016–2022): 3,335 Abarth 595C cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 6,456 tests. Kingston upon Thames (KT) has the most, with 80 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 595C 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 595C MOT & Reliability