Abarth 695 MOT reliability

Abarth 695s passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 680 tests in 2025. 1,434 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

680

Still licensed (GB)

1,434

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 petrol

42 MOTs

These figures come from 42 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 16,803 (most between 13,925 and 29,044).

2023: 91% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (4.8%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.4%)
Headlamp aim: too high (2.4%)
Headlamp aim: too far to the left (2.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.4%)

Where 2020 695s fail

Wheels & tyres

7.1%

Lights & electrics

7.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.4%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.