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Fiat Punto MOT fail rate by age

How often the Fiat Punto fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 310,264 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 15 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 15 (n=38,362)46.9%
All cars at 15 years (n=5,591,675)41.6%
Median mileage at test86,118
All cars, median mileage100,157

220 of 280 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 15 years.

What stands out

  • At 5 years the Fiat Punto fails 21.9% of MOTs (1,562 tests), 6.6 points above the 15.3% for all cars that age. At 23 years it fails 43.2% (1,230 tests), 3.5 points above the 39.6% average.
  • The gap is widest at 8 years: 11.7 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 15 years: Coil spring broken, at 5.4 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

5 years 23 years 53.0%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Fiat Punto: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
5 years21.9%1,56215.3%+6.6 pts27,087 miles
6 years25.1%3,31417.8%+7.3 pts33,479 miles
7 years29.4%5,81120.6%+8.7 pts40,831 miles
8 years35.5%9,29823.8%+11.7 pts49,081 miles
9 years38.8%12,71027.1%+11.6 pts56,817 miles
10 years41.5%17,63530.3%+11.2 pts63,944 miles
11 years42.5%21,36033.3%+9.3 pts70,759 miles
12 years43.1%26,98236.0%+7.1 pts76,682 miles
13 years43.3%31,11638.3%+5.0 pts80,607 miles
14 years45.2%33,51140.3%+5.0 pts84,737 miles
15 years46.9%38,36241.6%+5.3 pts86,118 miles
16 years47.5%36,27042.6%+4.9 pts86,899 miles
17 years47.8%26,36743.1%+4.7 pts86,061 miles
18 years48.1%19,55143.3%+4.9 pts82,909 miles
19 years48.2%11,58943.2%+5.0 pts78,504 miles
20 years46.9%6,66442.8%+4.1 pts73,156 miles
21 years46.9%4,54642.1%+4.8 pts69,498 miles
22 years43.3%2,38641.0%+2.3 pts65,809 miles
23 years43.2%1,23039.6%+3.5 pts63,414 miles

Most common fail items at 15 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Coil spring broken Major5.4
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Major5.3
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Major5.3
Shock absorber leaking Major3.6
Handbrake too weak Major3.5

Out of 38,362 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major7.9
Brake light not working Major5.9
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous4.6
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Major4.1
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major3.7

Out of 38,362 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 15 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Fiat 50044.2%53,60241.6%
Fiat Panda43.4%29,70341.6%
Fiat Ducato24.2%18,04241.6%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200221 years in 202347.9%1,06042.1%
200321 years in 202445.4%1,29142.1%
200421 years in 202548.5%1,55842.1%
200520 years in 202544.3%1,23342.8%
200619 years in 202548.4%4,43443.2%
200718 years in 202548.9%7,07143.3%
200817 years in 202547.0%5,82243.1%
200916 years in 202544.5%6,19042.6%
201015 years in 202546.4%6,95941.6%
201114 years in 202544.4%5,24940.3%
201213 years in 202543.1%5,68038.3%
201312 years in 202544.2%4,18836.0%
201411 years in 202542.6%3,57633.3%
201510 years in 202536.9%2,45130.3%
20169 years in 202535.1%1,69127.1%
20178 years in 202536.3%1,23823.8%

More on the Fiat Punto

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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