2018 Abarth 595 1.4L Petrol · SW18 AEU

The 2018 Abarth 595 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 16 December 2025 at 43,730 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded. This follows a failed test on 5 December 2025 at 43,623 miles where the DVSA system logged no specific defects, indicating the failure likely stemmed from administrative or undocumented test conditions rather than a mechanical fault, with the vehicle cleared eleven days later. Annual mileage sits well below typical use for an eight-year-old car. The record shows 29,470 miles in December 2022, rising to 36,806 by December 2023, 40,194 by December 2024, and 43,623 by early December 2025. That averages roughly 5,466 miles per year. The clean pass history across all dated tests, with no advisories on tyres, brakes, suspension bushes, exhaust emissions, or structural corrosion, suggests the previous keeper carried out basic statutory upkeep and the car spent periods lightly used or stationary. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection despite the unblemished advisory record. Low mileage combined with the December 2025 fail-with-no-defect entry warrants checking the brake discs and calipers for seizing after standing, and verifying the suspension bushes and coil springs for perishing from age rather than wear. The absence of recorded rust does not rule out early structural corrosion on an Italian hatch of this era, so a ramp check of sills and subframes remains sensible. The repeated clean tests imply a cared-for example rather than a neglected one, but the unexplained December 2025 failure means the buyer should obtain the test centre's failure reason in writing. Confirming that documentation, plus a pre-purchase inspection of consumables and underbody, will close the only gap in an otherwise reassuring MOT trail.