# Abarth 500 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Abarth 500 passes its MOT first time 67% of the time, from 5,241 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 67%
- MOT tests analysed: 5,241 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 5,333 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Electric | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 63 (few mots) | 71% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 715 | 68% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 749 | 68% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 515 | 65% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 728 | 66% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 835 | 65% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 907 | 67% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 713 | 69% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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