54.9%
Fiat Punto pass rate
Used Fiat Punto buying guide
In 2025, Fiat Punto cars passed 54.9% of 59,227 initial MOT tests, 17.4 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Fiat Punto MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−17.4
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Punto sits 541st of 575 models in the data. Fiat as a brand averaged 67.7%, so this model runs 12.8 points behind its own brand. Fiat Punto cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 62.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 53.8%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Fiat Punto MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Punto compares with similar cars.
Punto fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Fiat Punto cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 3.5% of tests.
Where the Punto fails its MOT
Where Fiat Punto cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (5.5%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.2%) and stop lamp not working (4.1%). See every common Punto MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Fiat Punto that failed, not a claim that every Punto has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Punto?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 32.3% of Punto failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 17.3% of Punto failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 10.5% of Punto failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 10.5% of Punto failure items.
5
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 8.1% of Punto failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Fiat Punto failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Fiat models
The most-tested Fiat models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Punto.
Used Fiat Punto FAQs
Is the Fiat Punto reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 54.9% first-time pass rate for the Fiat Punto across 59,227 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Fiat Punto cars fail their MOT more often?
Fiat Punto cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 62.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 53.8%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Fiat Punto?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Fiat Punto's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.