Suspension arm corroded on the Fiat Punto
Suspension arm corroded on the Fiat Punto is recorded on 7,091 tests — 3.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 63 of 252, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 2.6%; best 2017 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 | 2,995 | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 67 | 9,952 | 0.7% |
| 2004 | 95 | 17,580 | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 96 | 13,068 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,189 | 73,230 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,053 | 72,212 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 661 | 44,958 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 285 | 14,656 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,005 | 38,084 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 555 | 50,274 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 831 | 45,230 | 1.8% |
| 2013 | 640 | 34,466 | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 395 | 28,630 | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 103 | 9,198 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 61 | 6,154 | 1.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | 4,425 | 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 £35–£85 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
- Suspension arm 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 →