Pass rate
73.4%
Below average — 0.1 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,284 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £65–£175
2001 Fiat Punto MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 58,340 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
23.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 82.2% pass
- Avoid 2000 67.4% pass
Across the 19 years on record, a spread of 14.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 67.2%
- Typical mileage
- 58k mi
The 2001 Fiat Punto MOT pass rate is 73.4% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat Punto does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.5× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 14.2% of everything recorded on the 2001 Fiat Punto, against 5.6% nationally — 8.6 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 19% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2001 Fiat Punto compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 0.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 67.2%. The median 2001 Fiat Punto in this dataset had covered 58,340 mi.
98% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 73.6% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 74.0% of the time, April–September 72.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced", noted on 4.98% of tests.
- 1,284 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.4% overall pass rate, 67.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Punto, the average is 72.5% — best year 2017 (82.2%), worst 2000 (67.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 1,284
- Typical mileage (median)
- 58,340 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Punto
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Seat Belt
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Punto MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (98% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Punto
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 417 | 76.3% |
| North West | 157 | 68.8% |
| London | 151 | 76.8% |
| South West | 144 | 72.2% |
| East of England | 116 | 70.7% |
| West Midlands | 102 | 75.5% |
| East Midlands | 76 | 69.7% |
| Yorkshire | 49 | 77.6% |
| Wales | 39 | 59.0% |
| Scotland | 22 | 68.2% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2001 Punto
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2001 Punto
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check corrosion 4.4% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the lights 4.0% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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.
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Check the suspension joints 3.5% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2001 Punto through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £65–£175 — and 19% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £65–£175
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 19%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,284 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Punto, side by side
19 model years on record, from 2000 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.4% to 82.2% — a spread of 14.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 67.4% prescribed areas prescribed area…
- 2001 73.4%prescribed areas prescribed area…
- 2002 69.5% prescribed areas prescribed area…
- 2003 68.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 68.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 71.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 69.9% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 69.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 73.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 73.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 73.6% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 74.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 73.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 74.1% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2015 78.3% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2016 81.0% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2017 82.2% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2018 80.7% track rod end ball joint dust…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2001 Fiat Punto with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2001 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Agila 73.4%
- Toyota YARIS 72.9%
- Volkswagen Lupo 72.9%
- Audi A3 73.9%
- Peugeot 306 72.9%
- Volkswagen Passat 72.8%
Closest pass rates among 2001 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2001 Fiat Punto 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 3,703 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 904 | 23.90% | 20.98% | +2.92 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 538 | 14.20% | 5.57% | +8.63 |
| Brakes | 496 | 13.10% | 20.89% | −7.79 |
| Tyres | 433 | 11.40% | 19.76% | −8.36 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 410 | 10.80% | 5.52% | +5.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 401 | 10.60% | 12.21% | −1.61 |
| Visibility | 163 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 148 | 3.90% | 0.82% | +3.08 |
| Non-component advisories | 116 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 94 | 2.50% | 1.76% | +0.74 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 5.0% | £40–120 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.7% | £80–250 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.4% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.0% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.4% | £45–120 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.4% | £45–110 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.8% | £180–450 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.6% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.2% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 21.7% | £25–65 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 21.6% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.3% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.9% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.1% | £40–150 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 9.6% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 114 | 78.1% | 22,464 mi |
| 30-60k | 553 | 73.8% | 46,410 mi |
| 60-90k | 457 | 73.5% | 71,981 mi |
| 90-120k | 120 | 68.3% | 101,515 mi |
| 120k+ | 38 | 68.4% | 145,508 mi |
Source: 1,284 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2001 Punto MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Fiat Punto?
73.4% of the 1,284 2001 Fiat Punto tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 67.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Fiat Punto?
The three most recorded items are prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (4.98%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (4.67%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (4.44%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Fiat Punto MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 78.1% of the time, falling to 68.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Fiat Punto in this dataset had covered 58,340 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2001 Fiat Punto?
Petrol: 73.6% pass rate across 1,256 tests. Diesel: 60.7% pass rate across 28 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2001 Fiat Punto MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 74.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.