Fiat Punto — reliability by registration year

2002–2017 · 16 registration years · 55,817 first tests

2009 breaks the run — 2.5 pp better than the years either side 2004 breaks the run — 5.2 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Punto registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Fiat Punto first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2017 1,188 63.2% 71.6% Track rod end (front) 24.9%
2016 1,634 64.5% 72.8% Track rod end (front) 21.2%
2015 2,346 62.3% 70.1% Track rod end (front) 21.3%
2014 3,382 56.5% 64.2% Track rod end (front) 19.2%
2013 3,949 55.0% 64.2% Position lamp (front) 12.8%
2012 5,358 55.7% 65.2% Position lamp (front) 14.4%
2011 4,980 54.8% 64.4% Position lamp (front) 14.8%
2010 6,606 52.4% 61.9% Catalyst emissions 13.7%
2009 5,886 54.6% 63.9% Catalyst emissions 17.3%
2.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2009 Puntos most often: Catalyst emissions (17.3%) · Position lamp (front) (12.7%) · Headlamp aim (9.0%)
2008 5,519 51.9% 61.3% Catalyst emissions 17.1%
2007 6,732 50.1% 59.2% Catalyst emissions 16.7%
2006 4,208 50.5% 59.0% Catalyst emissions 15.8%
2005 1,172 54.6% 62.4% Headlamp aim 12.5%
2004 1,483 50.1% 57.9% Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 13.6%
5.2 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2004 Puntos most often: Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) (13.6%) · Headlamp aim (front) (11.8%) · Catalyst emissions (10.4%)
2003 835 55.9% 64.0%
2002 539 51.9% 62.9%

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