Brake efficiency below requirements on the Fiat Punto
Brake efficiency below requirements on the Fiat Punto is recorded on 5,870 tests — 2.6% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.9× that share |
| The 283 models compared | 30 of 283, highest first |
| The model's own record | 226,310 tests · every year of the Punto → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Fiat Punto tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2002, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.8%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 3.5%; best 2017 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64 | 2,995 | 2.1% |
| 2003 | 103 | 4,976 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 214 | 8,790 | 2.4% |
| 2005 | 142 | 6,534 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 709 | 24,410 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,114 | 36,106 | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 782 | 22,479 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 115 | 7,328 | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 240 | 19,042 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 487 | 16,758 | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 646 | 22,615 | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 523 | 17,233 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 407 | 14,315 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 145 | 9,198 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 84 | 6,154 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 33 | 4,425 | 0.8% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£110 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Brake efficiency below requirements: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Fiat Punto MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Fiat model →