2016 Abarth 500 1.4L Petrol · AO16 BCK

The 2016 Abarth 500 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 6 March 2026 at 48,145 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the prior pass on 25 November 2024 at 42,620 miles also showed a clean sheet. The single failure logged on 25 November 2024 at the same 42,620 miles carries no recorded defects, indicating an administrative or non-mechanical rejection rather than a fault-driven stop. Across the five-year span from 22 November 2022 to the current test, the vehicle cleared every examination without advisories. Mileage sits low for a ten-year-old car. The record shows 33,413 miles on 22 November 2022, rising to 36,127 by 13 November 2023, then 42,620 by 25 November 2024, and 48,145 by 6 March 2026. That averages roughly 4,800 miles per year, confirming light use. The gap between the November 2024 and March 2026 tests covered only 5,525 miles across sixteen months, consistent with occasional running rather than daily commuting. No rapid accumulation or standing-still extremes appear in the data, and the sparse clean history gives little cause for consumable-wear concern. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the low annual mileage may have allowed moisture-related corrosion or perished rubber to develop unnoticed during idle periods. The absence of advisories means the tester raised no binding calipers or structural integrity issues, yet the unexplained November 2024 failure warrants a check of the DVSA refusal reason to rule out a documentation or lighting defect. Verify underbody condition for rust and confirm the exhaust emissions remain within limits under load, as light use can mask catalytic converter or lambda sensor faults not caught at idle-speed testing.