Does the Abarth 595 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Abarth 595 records 4.87 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.53 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) (+0.34, 95% interval +0.19 to +0.48). It ranks 299 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Abarth 595 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Abarth 595 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,375 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,375 | 1.57 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 890 | 1.01 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 375 | 0.43 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 336 | 0.38 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 193 | 0.22 |
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 brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.8% of Abarth 595 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,626 miles later (12,392 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,392 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Abarth 595 2012 · Abarth 595 2013 · Abarth 595 2014 · Abarth 595 2015 · Abarth 595 2016 · Abarth 595 2017 · Abarth 595 2018 · Abarth 595 2019 · Abarth 595 2020 · Abarth 595 by postcode area · Abarth 595 body, chassis and structure failures · Abarth 595 vehicle identification failures · Abarth 595 lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Abarth 595 noise, emissions and leaks failures · Abarth 595 road wheels failures · Abarth 595 seat belts and airbags failures · Abarth 595 steering failures · Abarth 595 suspension failures · Abarth 595 tyres failures · Abarth 595 visibility failures