Abarth 695 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Abarth 695 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Abarth 695 passed on its first attempt in 88.2%, and its overall record sits +8.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Abarth 695 in the 2023–2025 data: 1,657 tests across 6 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 695 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Abarth 695, 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 695's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Abarth 695 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Abarth 695, each with how many of the model's 1,657 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 22 Abarth 695 tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 20 Abarth 695 tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 20 Abarth 695 tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 17 Abarth 695 tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 15 Abarth 695 tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 13 Abarth 695 tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Abarth 695 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Abarth 695 model year on record is 2016 (93.2% across 74 tests), and the weakest is 2018 (88.0%). The gap between them is 5.2 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 695 Owners

These checks follow this Abarth 695's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Abarth 695.

• 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.

• the coil springs — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Abarth 695. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Abarth 695 MOT & Reliability