Does the Abarth 500 fail the MOT on visibility more than it should?

The Abarth 500 records 6.83 visibility failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.63 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.80, 95% interval −1.09 to −0.50). It ranks 401 of 746 models on visibility (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on visibility?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Abarth 500 is “Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen”, recorded 630 times in 2019–2024.

Abarth 500: most frequent visibility defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen	630	1.87
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view	603	1.79
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen	570	1.69
Wiper blade defective	330	0.98
Windscreen or window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view	40	0.12

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

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