7,423 tests in 2025
Fiat Grand Punto reliability and MOT pass rate
62.8% passed first time. The 37.2% fail rate is 14.6 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 16 years old with 87,042 miles.
Pass rate
62.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 37.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
9.4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
87,042 mi
16 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 1 | — |
| 10-13 years | 16 | — |
| 14+ years | 7,406 | 37.2% |
What the Grand Punto fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment54 dangerous50%
- Suspension88 dangerous46%
- Noise, emissions and leaks29.7%
- Body, chassis, structure19 dangerous22.9%
- Tyres604 dangerous20.4%
- Brakes172 dangerous20.2%
- Visibility12.1%
- Steering15 dangerous9.1%
Is the Grand Punto getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2 points to 37.2% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,268 | — | 35.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 11,716 | — | 36.3% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 8,649 | — | 37.4% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 7,423 | — | 37.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Grand Punto at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Grand Punto in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits408 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working398 tests
- 3Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases347 tests
- 4Stop lamp: not working336 tests
- 5Coil spring: fractured or broken318 tests
- 6Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect259 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm247 tests
- 8Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak236 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Grand Punto collects 3.41 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened1,572 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,460 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,116 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure983 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn905 tests
- 6Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases822 tests
- 7Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened631 tests
- 8Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened628 tests
Questions
What is the Fiat Grand Punto MOT pass rate?
62.8% of the 7,423 Fiat Grand Punto first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 37.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 9.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Fiat Grand Punto usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits", recorded on 408 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 50% of failures, suspension appears in 46% of failures, noise, emissions and leaks appears in 29.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 37.2%. The median Fiat Grand Punto tested in 2025 was 16 years old with 87,042 miles.
Is the Fiat Grand Punto getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2 points to 37.2% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Grand Punto trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Fiat models
- 500 27.2%
- Panda 30.6%
- Tipo 23.1%
- Auto Trail 7.7%
- Swift 6.7%
- Fiorino 30.5%
- Scudo 38.9%
- 500e 12.2%
- Unclassified 13.2%
- Qubo 31.8%
Checking a particular Grand Punto?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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