Abarth 595C
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 6 model years from 4,865 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
90%
Total Tests
4,865
Highest Pass Rate
2021 (93%)
Years Covered
6
About the Abarth 595C
The Abarth 595C was MOT tested 4,865 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 6 model years (2016 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 90%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list petrol versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2021 model has the highest pass rate at 93% from 687 tests. The 2016 model has the lowest at 86%. The 7 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Reliability Trend
Newer Abarth 595Cs pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 5 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2016) averages 39,095 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 16,430 miles.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Abarth 595C by Year
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Questions about the Abarth 595C
Is the Abarth 595C reliable?
Across its 6 model years in our data (2016 to 2021), the Abarth 595C averages a 90% MOT pass rate, from 4,865 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 8 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2021 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 93%.
Which year Abarth 595C has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2021 Abarth 595C has the highest MOT pass rate at 93%, while the 2016 model has the lowest at 86%, a 7 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
Are newer Abarth 595Cs more reliable?
Newer Abarth 595Cs pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 5 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
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