Abarth Grand Punto MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Abarth Grand Punto MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Abarth Grand Punto passed on its first attempt in 71.7%, and its overall record sits −3.8 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Abarth Grand Punto in the 2023–2025 data: 420 tests across 3 model years (2008–2010). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Abarth Grand Punto MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Abarth Grand Punto, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Abarth Grand Punto's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Abarth Grand Punto DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Abarth Grand Punto, each with how many of the model's 420 tests it was noted on.

• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 24 Abarth Grand Punto tests, 5.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 20 Abarth Grand Punto tests, 4.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 18 Abarth Grand Punto tests, 4.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 17 Abarth Grand Punto tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 15 Abarth Grand Punto tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Parking brake performance inoperative on one side" (Major) — noted on about 13 Abarth Grand Punto tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Abarth Grand Punto Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Abarth Grand Punto model year on record is 2010 (80.3% across 61 tests), and the weakest is 2008 (75.8%). The gap between them is 4.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Abarth Grand Punto reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Abarth Grand Punto Owners

These checks follow this Abarth Grand Punto's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Abarth Grand Punto.

• the exhaust and emissions — “catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Abarth Grand Punto. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Abarth Grand Punto MOT & Reliability