Fiat Grand Punto
Registered from 2006 to 2011.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 1.4 petrol. 549 of 2,029 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 36% of 2009 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 961 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 47% | 258 |
| Lights and electrics | 44% | 243 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 29% | 159 |
| Tyres and wheels | 23% | 127 |
| Body and structure | 20% | 112 |
| Brakes | 20% | 108 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 92% of 2009 cars — 29% of its 549 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 12%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 47% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- Exhaust and emissions — 29% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Tyres and wheels — 23% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 44% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 20% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 33% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 14% | 15% | 111 | |
| 40–60k miles | 21% | 20% | 269 | |
| 60–80k miles | 25% | 23% | 481 | |
| 80–100k miles | 31% | 26% | 543 | |
| 100–120k miles | 32% | 28% | 350 | |
| 120–140k miles | 31% | 29% | 133 | |
| 140–160k miles | 33% | 29% | 30 |
1,917 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.