Does the Abarth 695 fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Abarth 695 records 2.12 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.92 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.20, 95% interval +0.62 to +1.78). It ranks 125 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

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No single noise, emissions and leaks defect wording reaches 30 items on the Abarth 695; the failures are spread across several.