Fiat GRANDE PUNTO - 2008
360.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat GRANDE PUNTO, model year 2008.
Sample size: 935 cars, 2,005 tests and 7,219 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 935 cars
The 2008 Fiat Grande Punto has an overall defect rate of 360 per 100 cars, which is 6.7% higher than the average for its year. Notably, the model performs better than average in the categories of brakes and steering, showing significantly lower defect rates compared to other vehicles of the same age. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, where defect rates are notably higher than average. Additionally, as mileage increases, defect rates also rise sharply, particularly in the 93,000–124,000 miles segment, reaching over 500 defects per 100 cars.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 935 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 24.4% better
100.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 30.6% better
12.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 19.8% better
20.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 40.2% worse
129.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 5.5% worse
327.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 2.3% better
50.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 5.0% better
9.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Steering lock missing or not functioning
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▼ 70.4% worse
70.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 862
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 593
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 434
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 398
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 282
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 258
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 239
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 237
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 169
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 164
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 60
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 56