Pass rate
88.0%
Above average — 0.1 pts ahead of the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 828 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £33–£80
2018 Abarth 695 MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 25,079 mi
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Most common fault
Brakes
31.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 93.2% pass
- Avoid 2018 88.0% pass · this year
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 5.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 86.6%
- Typical mileage
- 25k mi
The 2018 Abarth 695 MOT pass rate is 88.0% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.7% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.5× the national share
Brakes make up 31.7% of everything recorded on the 2018 Abarth 695, against 20.9% nationally — 10.8 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 29% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 695 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 0.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 86.6%. The median 2018 Abarth 695 in this dataset had covered 25,079 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 87.3% of the time, April–September 88.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 1.57% of tests.
- 828 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.0% overall pass rate, 86.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Abarth 695, the average is 89.2% — best year 2016 (93.2%), worst 2018 (88.0%).
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
- 828
- Typical mileage (median)
- 25,079 mi
- Make and model
- Abarth 695
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
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 695 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 695
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 222 | 89.2% |
| South West | 132 | 88.6% |
| East of England | 121 | 88.4% |
| North West | 83 | 86.7% |
| West Midlands | 66 | 86.4% |
| East Midlands | 43 | 83.7% |
| Yorkshire | 42 | 95.2% |
| London | 39 | 89.7% |
| Scotland | 37 | 78.4% |
| Wales | 27 | 85.2% |
| North East | 16 | 93.8% |
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 695
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 695
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 1.6% 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 coil springs 1.3% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.1% of tests
“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.
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 695 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £33–£80 — and 29% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £33–£80
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 29%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 828 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 695, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2016 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 88.0% to 93.2% — a spread of 5.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 93.2% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2017 88.8% wipers blade defective
- 2018 88.0%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 91.7% has ply or cords exposed
- 2020 91.0% driver's view to the front…
- 2022 92.7% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
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 695 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
- Mitsubishi Shogun 88.0%
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class 88.1%
- Land Rover Discovery 88.1%
- BMW 118 88.1%
- Nissan Leaf 88.1%
- Volvo V60 87.9%
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 695 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 719 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 | 228 | 31.70% | 20.89% | +10.81 |
| Tyres | 218 | 30.30% | 19.76% | +10.54 |
| Suspension | 106 | 14.70% | 20.98% | −6.28 |
| Visibility | 41 | 5.70% | 4.97% | +0.73 |
| Non-component advisories | 41 | 5.70% | 4.18% | +1.52 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 31 | 4.30% | 12.21% | −7.91 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 19 | 2.60% | 1.76% | +0.84 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 18 | 2.50% | 5.52% | −3.02 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 12 | 1.70% | 5.57% | −3.87 |
| Road Wheels | 5 | 0.70% | 0.75% | −0.05 |
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 | 1.6% | £80–200 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.3% | £25–65 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.1% | £8–22 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.97% | £3–12 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.85% | £45–95 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 0.85% | £5–15 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.72% | £18–45 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 0.72% | £45–110 |
| Wheel bearings rough when rotated Suspension | Major | 0.72% | £20–55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.3% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.8% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.0% | £40–150 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 524 | 90.3% | 17,540 mi |
| 30-60k | 271 | 84.1% | 40,010 mi |
| 60-90k | 31 | 83.9% | 68,891 mi |
| 90-120k | 2 | 100.0% | 91,837 mi |
Source: 828 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 695 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Abarth 695?
88.0% of the 828 2018 Abarth 695 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 86.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Abarth 695?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.57%), coil spring fractured or broken (1.33%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.33%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Abarth 695 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.3% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Abarth 695 in this dataset had covered 25,079 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 Abarth 695 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 87.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 88.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.