Does the Abarth 500 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Abarth 500 records 9.78 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.47 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) (+0.31, 95% interval −0.03 to +0.64). It ranks 274 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Abarth 500 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 1,192 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 1,192 | 3.53 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 1,045 | 3.09 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 763 | 2.26 |
| Tyre obviously under inflated | 88 | 0.26 |
| A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber | 88 | 0.26 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 33,766 (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
If a Abarth 500 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.8% of Abarth 500 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,547 miles later (5,826 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,826 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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