Abarth MOT failure rates by model
Abarth cars fail 18.6% of MOT tests. Here is every Abarth model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Abarth cars?
Across 271,016 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 18.6% of Abarth cars fail. That is 7.1 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Abarth models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abarth Grand Punto | 25.6% | 2,968 | Brakes |
| Abarth Punto | 24.2% | 8,857 | Lamps & electrical |
| Abarth 500 | 23.4% | 88,147 | Suspension |
| Abarth 595 | 16.4% | 139,987 | Tyres |
| Abarth 595c | 14.2% | 13,202 | Tyres |
| Abarth 695 | 11.9% | 4,126 | Tyres |
| Abarth 124 | 9.6% | 12,521 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Abarth fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Abarth Grand Punto has the highest failure rate at 25.6%, and the Abarth 124 the lowest at 9.6%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain