Used buying guide · 2025 DVSA data
Buying a used Abarth 595C
The Abarth 595C passed 84.26% of its 2,147 initial MOT tests in 2025 — better than the 77.3% average for all cars. That tells you about the model. It tells you nothing about the specific car you are looking at, which is where the expensive surprises live.
Checking a specific Abarth 595C?
Enter its registration to see finance, write-off, stolen, mileage and keeper history before you commit.
What the MOT data shows about the Abarth 595C
Ranked on pass rate, the Abarth 595C sits 244 of 651 models in this data. Abarth as a marque averaged 81.29%, so this model runs 3 points ahead of its own brand. A pass rate is not a reliability score — it records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day.
How age affects a used Abarth 595C
This matters more than the headline figure when you are buying: it shows what happens to this model as it gets older.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 656 | 85.52% |
| 6–10 years | 1,489 | 83.68% |
| 11 years and over | 2 | 100% |
Older Abarth 595C examples test at least as well as newer ones here, which usually says more about how they are kept than about the age itself.
What a Abarth 595C most often fails on
Across every Abarth 595C that failed its 2025 MOT, these are the areas testers recorded most often. Treat it as a list of what to look at on a viewing, not as a fault list for any particular car.
| Failure area | Share of failure items |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 27.61% |
| Tyres | 27.31% |
| Brakes | 16.87% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11.19% |
| Visibility | 6.27% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5.52% |
See the specific defects Abarth 595C cars fail on, or the full Abarth 595C MOT pass rate breakdown.
What the MOT record will not tell you
Knowing that Abarth 595C failures cluster around suspension and tyres tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is legally safe to buy. An MOT records that a car met a minimum standard on the day it was tested. It does not check the engine, clutch or gearbox, and it says nothing at all about the car's legal and financial history. On a 6.4-year-old average example those are the risks that cost real money:
- Outstanding finance. If money is still owed against the car, the lender may retain an interest in it after you have paid the seller.
- Insurance write-off history. A recorded Cat S or Cat N marker is permanent and affects safety, insurance and resale — and it does not appear on the V5C.
- Stolen markers. A vehicle recorded as stolen can be seized even from a buyer who bought it in good faith.
- Mileage history. Recorded readings that do not move consistently between tests are the clearest sign of a clocked car.
- Previous keepers. An unusual number of owners for the age of the car is worth asking about.
A Carpeep car history check reports all of those against the registration, plus tax status, import and export markers, scrapped status and the vehicle identity details, in one £15 report.
Check the Abarth 595C you are looking at
One registration, one report. Finance, write-off, stolen, mileage, keepers, MOT and tax.
Other Abarth models
- Used Abarth 595 82.65% MOT pass rate
- Used Abarth 500 72.65% MOT pass rate
- Used Abarth 124 Spider 89.15% MOT pass rate
Used Abarth 595C FAQs
What should I check before buying a used Abarth 595C?
Check the individual car rather than the model: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage history and the number of previous keepers. None of these appear on the V5C or in the MOT record, and a seller does not have to volunteer them. On the model itself, DVSA data for 2025 shows the Abarth 595C passed 84.26% of its initial MOT tests.
Is the Abarth 595C reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability, it measures whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show for the Abarth 595C is a 84.26% first-time pass rate across 2,147 tests in 2025, which is better than the 77.3% average for all cars.
How do I check a Abarth 595C's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
What does a Abarth 595C usually fail its MOT on?
Across Abarth 595C cars that failed their 2025 MOT, the most commonly recorded failure area was suspension, accounting for 27.61% of failure items. This reflects what testers recorded, not a fault specific to any one car.
MOT figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.