Abarth 595C

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2018 1.4 petrol. 65 of 499 tests failed, 13%.

Better than 23% of 2018 cars. The typical one fails 10%, across 966 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
• A tyre seriously damaged
• A shock absorber bush excessively worn
• A wheel bearing excessively rough
• Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
• A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Tyres and wheels — 40% of its failures
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre seriously damaged
  • A wheel bearing excessively rough
• Suspension — 31% of its failures
  • A shock absorber bush excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
• Brakes — 17% of its failures
  • A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
• Exhaust and emissions — 11% of its failures
• Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
  • A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• Visibility — 12% of its failures
  • Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

When it starts failing

At 40–60k miles this one fails 23% of its inspections, against the 12% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

492 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.

Specification