Exhaust system leaking on the Fiat Punto
Exhaust system leaking on the Fiat Punto is recorded on 30,293 tests — 13.4% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 4.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 4.8× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 6 of 316, 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, 4.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 2.1%. The share has fallen 2.3 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 5.8%; best 2017 at 1.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 171 | 3,852 | 4.4% |
| 2002 | 401 | 8,985 | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 616 | 14,928 | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 1,137 | 26,370 | 4.3% |
| 2005 | 851 | 19,602 | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 3,749 | 73,230 | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 6,266 | 108,318 | 5.8% |
| 2008 | 3,424 | 67,437 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 999 | 21,984 | 4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,555 | 57,126 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 2,317 | 50,274 | 4.6% |
| 2012 | 2,858 | 67,845 | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,966 | 51,699 | 3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,527 | 42,945 | 3.6% |
| 2015 | 717 | 27,594 | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 410 | 18,462 | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 230 | 13,275 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 49 | 2,288 | 2.1% |
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–£120 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
- Exhaust system leaking: 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 →