Fiat PUNTO - 2011
321.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat PUNTO, model year 2011.
Sample size: 5,941 cars, 13,618 tests and 43,802 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,941 cars
The 2011 Fiat Punto has an overall defect rate of 322 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 19% higher than the average for cars of the same year at 271 defects per 100. The model exhibits increasing defect rates with mileage, particularly in the highest mileage segment, where it significantly outperforms the average. Notably, the Punto shows stronger performance in the brakes category, with 85 defects per 100 compared to the average of 112. However, it faces challenges in areas such as lights and electrics, body/structure, and other defects, where it records considerably higher rates than the average, indicating potential areas of concern for potential buyers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,941 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 22.6% better
85.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 17.1% better
13.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 18.9% better
17.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 56.6% worse
107.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 14.0% worse
303.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- 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
Body/Structure
▼ 48.2% worse
46.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 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
▼ 2.7% worse
7.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 123.7% worse
62.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,015
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,671
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,906
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,761
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,733
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,313
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,687
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,679
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,346
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,195
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 505
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 501
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 459
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 457
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 429
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 406
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 396
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 352
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 347
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 335