Fiat GRANDE PUNTO - 2009
353.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat GRANDE PUNTO, model year 2009.
Sample size: 3,921 cars, 8,472 tests and 29,970 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,921 cars
The 2009 FIAT Grande Punto has an overall defect rate of 354 per 100 vehicles, which is 14% higher than the average for cars of the same year. It performs particularly well in terms of brakes and steering, showing significantly fewer defects compared to the average car. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, as well as issues related to body structure, where it exceeds the average defect rates. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model rises more sharply than the average, indicating potential long-term reliability concerns.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,921 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 27.4% better
85.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 33.1% better
10.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
Visibility
▲ 22.6% better
18.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 49.3% worse
120.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 16.9% worse
350.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 18.6% worse
49.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 2.4% worse
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 86.6% worse
64.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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
- Emissions test unable to be completed
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: 2,995
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,637
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,949
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,666
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,651
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,517
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,007
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 849
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 844
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 614
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 431
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 350
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 333
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 328
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 292
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 273
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 257
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 248
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 240