Sub-frame corroded on the Fiat Punto
Sub-frame corroded on the Fiat Punto is recorded on 18,720 tests — 8.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.4% of tests record it — this model is 3.5× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 19 of 291, 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, 2.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.4%. The share has fallen 1.6 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 5.6%; best 2017 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51 | 2,568 | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 189 | 5,990 | 3.2% |
| 2003 | 253 | 9,952 | 2.5% |
| 2004 | 903 | 17,580 | 5.1% |
| 2005 | 715 | 13,068 | 5.5% |
| 2006 | 2,509 | 48,820 | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 2,993 | 72,212 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,005 | 44,958 | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 672 | 14,656 | 4.6% |
| 2010 | 1,587 | 38,084 | 4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,430 | 33,516 | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2,084 | 45,230 | 4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,920 | 34,466 | 5.6% |
| 2014 | 927 | 28,630 | 3.2% |
| 2015 | 353 | 18,396 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 93 | 12,308 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 19 | 4,425 | 0.4% |
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 £180–£450 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
- Sub-frame corroded: 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 →