Engine oil leaking excessively on the Fiat Punto
Engine oil leaking excessively on the Fiat Punto is recorded on 33,469 tests — 14.8% of all its MOT tests, against 5.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 5.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 368 models compared | 26 of 368, 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, 1.6%. The share has fallen 9.3 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 13.0%; best 2017 at 1.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 282 | 2,568 | 11.0% |
| 2002 | 780 | 5,990 | 13.0% |
| 2003 | 1,189 | 9,952 | 11.9% |
| 2004 | 2,061 | 17,580 | 11.7% |
| 2005 | 1,312 | 13,068 | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 3,866 | 73,230 | 5.3% |
| 2007 | 6,890 | 108,318 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 3,683 | 67,437 | 5.5% |
| 2009 | 1,101 | 14,656 | 7.5% |
| 2010 | 2,881 | 38,084 | 7.6% |
| 2011 | 2,580 | 50,274 | 5.1% |
| 2012 | 2,930 | 45,230 | 6.5% |
| 2013 | 1,651 | 34,466 | 4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,128 | 28,630 | 3.9% |
| 2015 | 516 | 18,396 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 299 | 12,308 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 146 | 8,850 | 1.6% |
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 £200–£700 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Engine oil leaking excessively: 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 →