Abarth 595 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

11.8% of 4,305 MOT tests of the Abarth 595 first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 87.8 (95% CI 80.1–95.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 Abarth 595 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Abarth 595 built in 2020 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	11.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4305
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 80.1–95.4)	87.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4305
Rank among this model's 9 build years	1	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4305
Tested in 2024	2128	tests	median 19,893 miles	2024	2128

Built 2020 against Abarth 595 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 11.3% vs 11.7%; age 4: 12.2% vs 15.1%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2020 Abarth 595 by registration · All Abarth 595 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 2020 Abarth 595 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 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 595 built 2020: 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	2,177	11.3	10–12.7	11.7	96.7
4	2,128	12.2	10.9–13.7	15.1	80.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,305 (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 2020 Abarth 595?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is tyres: 6.7 items per 100 first tests, against 7.9 across all build years of the Abarth 595. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Abarth 595 built 2020 against the Abarth 595 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2020, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	6.7	7.9	294
Visibility	3.4	5.1	149
Brakes	2.9	4.9	128
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2.5	5	109
Suspension	1.2	7.2	53

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,376 (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 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Abarth 595, 2020 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 91.7.

Abarth 595 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	102.4	89.8–115.0	no different (rough estimate)	888
2013	107.9	100.7–115.1	worse (rough estimate)	3,028
2014	101.8	94.8–108.7	no different (rough estimate)	3,362
2015	109.6	105.2–113.9	worse	10,131
2016	106.5	103.2–109.8	worse	19,877
2017	99.4	96.0–102.9	no different	18,373
2018	96.2	92.5–100.0	no different	16,220
2019	91.7	86.5–96.9	better	8,665
2020	87.8	80.1–95.4	better	4,305

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 84,849 (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 595 2020 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-595/2020/

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.

Abarth 595 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2020 Abarth 595 fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2020 Abarth 595?

How does 2020 compare with the years around it?

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