Fiat Grande Punto
Registered from 2007 to 2011.
About this model
The Fiat Punto is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1993 to 2018, spanning over three generations. The third generation of the car was marketed between 2005 and 2009 as the Grande Punto, and between 2009 and 2012 as the Punto Evo, until the single-word Punto name was reintroduced. As of May 2013, nearly nine million units had been sold globally.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat Punto, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 1.4 petrol. 1,716 of 6,054 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 25% 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 | 45% | 777 |
| Lights and electrics | 45% | 771 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 32% | 547 |
| Body and structure | 22% | 374 |
| Tyres and wheels | 21% | 364 |
| Brakes | 20% | 339 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 94% of 2009 cars — 32% of its 1,716 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 — 45% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 32% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Tyres and wheels — 21% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 45% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 22% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 31% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 15% | 11% | 59 | |
| 20–40k miles | 18% | 15% | 308 | |
| 40–60k miles | 24% | 20% | 840 | |
| 60–80k miles | 27% | 23% | 1,459 | |
| 80–100k miles | 31% | 26% | 1,535 | |
| 100–120k miles | 31% | 28% | 963 | |
| 120–140k miles | 31% | 29% | 443 | |
| 140–160k miles | 35% | 29% | 130 | |
| 160–180k miles | 31% | 29% | 42 |
5,779 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.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.4 petrol · 1152 kg · 2510 mm wheelbase · 5.8 L/100km (NEDC) |