Does the Abarth 124 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Abarth 124 records 3.38 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.73 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.35, 95% interval −0.77 to +0.07). It ranks 302 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Abarth 124 is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 80 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 80 | 0.98 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 46 | 0.57 |
| A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID) | 35 | 0.43 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,132 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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