Pass rate
68.8%
Below average — 5.2 pts behind the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 80 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£98
2009 Fiat Punto Evo MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 96,246 mi
Only 80 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
27.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 73.2% pass
- Avoid 2009 68.8% pass · this year
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 4.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 59.7%
- Typical mileage
- 96k mi
The 2009 Fiat Punto Evo MOT pass rate is 68.8% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Fiat Punto Evo does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.7× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 20.4% of everything recorded on the 2009 Fiat Punto Evo, against 12.2% nationally — 8.2 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 27.7%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.0%; this one manages 68.8% — 5.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 28% 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 2009 Fiat Punto Evo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 59.7%. The median 2009 Fiat Punto Evo in this dataset had covered 96,246 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 65% of tests, with a 71.2% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.9% of the time, April–September 62.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 8.75% of tests.
- 80 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.8% overall pass rate, 59.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Punto Evo, the average is 72.2% — best year 2012 (73.2%), worst 2009 (68.8%).
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
- 80
- Typical mileage (median)
- 96,246 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Punto Evo
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Punto Evo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (65% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Punto Evo
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 17 | 70.6% |
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 2009 Punto Evo
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 2009 Punto Evo
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 the lights 8.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the battery 7.5% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the coil springs 5.0% of tests
“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.
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 2009 Punto Evo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£98 — and 28% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£98
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 28%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 80 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 Evo, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2009 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.8% to 73.2% — a spread of 4.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2009 68.8%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 72.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 72.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 73.2% coil spring fractured or broken
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 2009 Fiat Punto Evo 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 2009 cars with a similar record
- Renault Koleos 68.8%
- Vauxhall Combo 68.9%
- Hyundai Coupe 68.9%
- Renault Clio 68.6%
- Renault Megane 68.3%
- Nissan Pathfinder 68.2%
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 Fiat Punto Evo 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 282 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 | 79 | 27.70% | 20.98% | +6.72 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 58 | 20.40% | 12.21% | +8.19 |
| Brakes | 43 | 15.10% | 20.89% | −5.79 |
| Tyres | 37 | 13.00% | 19.76% | −6.76 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 21 | 7.40% | 5.52% | +1.88 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 16 | 5.60% | 5.57% | +0.03 |
| Visibility | 11 | 3.90% | 4.97% | −1.07 |
| Non-component advisories | 7 | 2.50% | 4.18% | −1.68 |
| Steering | 7 | 2.50% | 2.57% | −0.07 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 1.10% | 1.76% | −0.66 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.8% | £5–20 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.5% | £60–140 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 5.0% | £25–65 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.0% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.0% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 3.8% | £60–150 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.8% | £60–250 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.8% | £45–120 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 3.8% | £45–95 |
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 | 25.0% | £25–65 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.8% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.3% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 13.8% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.5% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.5% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 5 | 100.0% | 51,811 mi |
| 60-90k | 31 | 71.0% | 74,243 mi |
| 90-120k | 22 | 68.2% | 109,303 mi |
| 120k+ | 20 | 60.0% | 138,453 mi |
Source: 80 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.
2009 Punto Evo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Fiat Punto Evo?
68.8% of the 80 2009 Fiat Punto Evo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 59.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Fiat Punto Evo?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.75%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (7.50%), coil spring fractured or broken (5.00%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Fiat Punto Evo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 60.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Fiat Punto Evo in this dataset had covered 96,246 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2009 Fiat Punto Evo?
Petrol: 71.2% pass rate across 52 tests. Diesel: 64.3% pass rate across 28 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2009 Fiat Punto Evo MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 62.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.