Fiat PUNTO - 2007
380.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat PUNTO, model year 2007.
Sample size: 8,505 cars, 18,758 tests and 71,429 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 8,505 cars
The 2007 Fiat Punto has an overall defect rate of 381 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% higher than the average for cars of the same year. This model shows increasing defect rates with mileage, particularly noteworthy in the 93,000–124,000 miles category, where it significantly surpasses the average. While it excels in brake and steering performance, showcasing much lower defect rates than average, it struggles more with lights and electrics, as well as body structure. Overall, the Punto presents a mixed picture, with specific strengths and weaknesses compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 8,505 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 29.9% better
99.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 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
▲ 30.0% better
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 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
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 19.2% better
21.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 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
▼ 36.2% worse
140.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.1% worse
339.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 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 component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 18.2% worse
64.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 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 door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 0.9% better
10.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- 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
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Steering lock missing or not functioning
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 63.1% worse
71.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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: 7,124
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,424
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,357
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,140
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,226
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,899
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,783
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,158
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,555
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,386
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 878
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 809
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 796
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 793
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 789
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 623
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 596
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 566
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 539
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 523