Abarth 124 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

8.8% of 3,765 MOT tests of the Abarth 124 first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.6 (95% CI 88.0–109.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Abarth 124 built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	8.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	3765
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 88.0–109.2)	98.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	3765
Rank among this model's 4 build years	2	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	3765
Tested in 2024	931	tests	median 25,083 miles	2024	931

Built 2018 against Abarth 124 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 7.3% vs 7.4%; age 4: 9.9% vs 9.4%; age 5: 9.6% vs 9.8%; age 6: 8.6% vs 9.3%. Axis from 0% to 10%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Abarth 124 by registration · All Abarth 124 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 Abarth 124 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Abarth 124 built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	933	7.3	5.8–9.1	7.4	98.8
4	959	9.9	8.2–12	9.4	105.7
5	942	9.6	7.8–11.6	9.8	97.5
6	931	8.6	7–10.6	9.3	92.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,765 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 Abarth 124?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 4.3 items per 100 first tests, against 4.2 across all build years of the Abarth 124. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Abarth 124 built 2018 against the Abarth 124 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	4.3	4.2	164
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.3	3.4	124
Brakes	2.9	2.6	111
Tyres	2.4	2.5	92
Noise, emissions and leaks	1.2	1.1	46

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,798 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Abarth 124, 2018 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 107.6. 2019: index 101.2.

Abarth 124 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2016	86.7	67.3–106.0	no different (rough estimate)	897
2017	107.6	94.4–120.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,468
2018	98.6	88.0–109.2	no different (rough estimate)	3,765
2019	101.2	77.2–125.3	no different (rough estimate)	768

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,898 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Abarth 124 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/abarth-124/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Other pages for this model

Abarth 124 2016 · Abarth 124 2017 · Abarth 124 2019 · Abarth 124 by postcode area · Abarth 124 brakes failures · Abarth 124 vehicle identification failures · Abarth 124 lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Abarth 124 noise, emissions and leaks failures · Abarth 124 suspension failures · Abarth 124 tyres failures · Abarth 124 visibility failures