Does the Abarth 595 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Abarth 595 records 0.96 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.03 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) (−0.07, 95% interval −0.14 to −0.01). It ranks 277 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Abarth 595 is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 171 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 171 | 0.19 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 153 | 0.17 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 126 | 0.14 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 106 | 0.12 |
| Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted | 104 | 0.12 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 87,718 (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 595 gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
2.9% of Abarth 595 MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,914 miles later (1,185 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,185 (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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