79.9%
Abarth 595
Abarth 595 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Abarth 595 passed 79.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 7.6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the 595 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
78%
Abarth average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The 595 runs 2 points ahead of the Abarth average. It is 2nd of the 3 Abarth models in the data. The average 595 arrived at its test 7 years old with 39,270 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
595 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Abarth 595 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.9% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 68.6%, a drop of 16.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 6,510 | 84.9% | 12.6 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 13,502 | 77.4% | 5.1 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 900 | 68.6% | 3.7 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where 595 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Abarth 595 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and tyres together account for 45.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common 595 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Abarth 595 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 42.1% of everything testers recorded against failed Abarth 595 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a 595
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 14.8% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn, shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush and coil spring fractured or broken. 13.8% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 7% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 3.8% of failure items.
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Abarth 595 MOT FAQs
What is the Abarth 595 MOT pass rate?
79.9% of Abarth 595 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 21,961 tests. That is 7.6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 198th of 575 models.
What does an Abarth 595 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Abarth 595 cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 7% of failure items. Next were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (5.2%) and shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (4.6%).
Which area causes the most Abarth 595 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 25.2%, followed by tyres at 20.7%.
Do older Abarth 595 cars fail their MOT more often?
Abarth 595 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.9% of MOT tests in 2025, against 68.6% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Abarth 595 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Abarth 595 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Abarth 595's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.