Coil spring corroded on the Fiat Punto
Coil spring corroded on the Fiat Punto is recorded on 42,873 tests — 18.9% of all its MOT tests, against 3.7% across every car in the data. That is 5.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.7% of tests record it — this model is 5.1× that share |
| The 326 models compared | 2 of 326, 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 2001, 11.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 2.2%. The share has fallen 8.8 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 14.3%; best 2017 at 2.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 282 | 2,568 | 11.0% |
| 2002 | 678 | 5,990 | 11.3% |
| 2003 | 1,367 | 9,952 | 13.7% |
| 2004 | 2,510 | 17,580 | 14.3% |
| 2005 | 1,536 | 19,602 | 7.8% |
| 2006 | 5,752 | 73,230 | 7.8% |
| 2007 | 8,249 | 72,212 | 11.4% |
| 2008 | 5,172 | 44,958 | 11.5% |
| 2009 | 1,484 | 14,656 | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 3,855 | 38,084 | 10.1% |
| 2011 | 2,739 | 33,516 | 8.2% |
| 2012 | 3,267 | 67,845 | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 2,703 | 51,699 | 5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,719 | 28,630 | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 860 | 18,396 | 4.7% |
| 2016 | 443 | 12,308 | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 96 | 4,425 | 2.2% |
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 £25–£65 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
- Coil spring corroded: 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 →