Parking brake ineffective on one side on the Fiat Punto
Parking brake ineffective on one side on the Fiat Punto is recorded on 2,402 tests — 1.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 226 models compared | 44 of 226, 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, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2014 at 1.5%; best 2017 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 | 2,568 | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 14 | 2,995 | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 32 | 9,952 | 0.3% |
| 2004 | 73 | 8,790 | 0.8% |
| 2005 | 48 | 6,534 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 257 | 48,820 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 451 | 72,212 | 0.6% |
| 2008 | 258 | 44,958 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 44 | 14,656 | 0.3% |
| 2010 | 84 | 19,042 | 0.4% |
| 2011 | 213 | 33,516 | 0.6% |
| 2012 | 317 | 45,230 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 260 | 34,466 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 221 | 14,315 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 63 | 18,396 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 33 | 6,154 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 18 | 8,850 | 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 £60–£150 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
- Parking brake ineffective on one side: 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 →