Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Fiat Punto

Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Fiat Punto is recorded on 6,835 tests — 3.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× 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 3.3× that share
The 251 models compared	44 of 251, 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, 5.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 5.3 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 6.7%; best 2015 at 0.2%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2002	164	2,995	5.5%
2003	331	4,976	6.7%
2004	584	8,790	6.6%
2005	405	6,534	6.2%
2006	1,140	24,410	4.7%
2007	1,748	36,106	4.8%
2008	1,048	22,479	4.7%
2009	281	7,328	3.8%
2010	327	19,042	1.7%
2011	450	16,758	2.7%
2012	193	22,615	0.8%
2013	43	17,233	0.3%
2014	33	14,315	0.2%
2015	20	9,198	0.2%

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 £5–£25 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

Headlamp lens slightly defective: 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 →