Fiat Grand Punto MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The Fiat Grand Punto passed on its first attempt in 63.6%, and its overall record sits −8.8 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Fiat Grand Punto in the 2023–2025 data: 12,857 tests across 6 model years (2006–2011). 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 Fiat Grand Punto MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Fiat 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 Fiat Grand Punto's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Fiat Grand Punto, each with how many of the model's 12,857 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 734 Fiat Grand Punto tests, 5.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 616 Fiat Grand Punto tests, 4.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 464 Fiat Grand Punto tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 455 Fiat Grand Punto tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 433 Fiat Grand Punto tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 379 Fiat Grand Punto tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Fiat Grand Punto Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Fiat Grand Punto model year on record is 2011 (75.0% across 112 tests), and the weakest is 2006 (66.6%). The gap between them is 8.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Fiat Grand Punto reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.5 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 Fiat Grand Punto Owners

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

• 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.

• the coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

• 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Fiat Grand Punto MOT & Reliability