Fiat Grande Punto 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

45.8% of 7,217 MOT tests of the Fiat Grande Punto first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.1 (95% CI 99.6–106.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Fiat Grande Punto built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	45.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	7217
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.6–106.7)	103.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	7217
Rank among this model's 5 build years	4	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	7217
Tested in 2024	766	tests	median 91,281 miles	2024	766

Built 2008 against Fiat Grande Punto normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 44.5% vs 46.1%; age 12: 44.9% vs 43.4%; age 13: 47.1% vs 44.8%; age 14: 47.6% vs 42.9%; age 15: 45% vs 43.7%; age 16: 46.7% vs 45.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Fiat Grande Punto by registration · All Fiat Grande Punto MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Fiat Grande Punto fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Fiat Grande Punto built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	1,669	44.5	42.1–46.9	46.1	96.4
12	1,435	44.9	42.4–47.5	43.4	103.6
13	1,296	47.1	44.4–49.8	44.8	105.1
14	1,104	47.6	44.7–50.6	42.9	111.1
15	947	45	41.8–48.2	43.7	102.9
16	766	46.7	43.2–50.3	45.2	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,217 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Fiat Grande Punto?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 42.1 items per 100 first tests, against 36.9 across all build years of the Fiat Grande Punto. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Fiat Grande Punto built 2008 against the Fiat Grande Punto in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	42.1	36.9	3,035
Suspension	25.5	23.7	1,840
Brakes	18.4	13.9	1,328
Body, chassis, structure	12.1	9.8	873
Tyres	11.9	11	860

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,217 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Fiat Grande Punto, 2008 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 96.2. 2009: index 98.4.

Fiat Grande Punto build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2006	110.0	98.2–121.8	no different (rough estimate)	654
2007	96.2	90.4–101.9	no different (rough estimate)	2,469
2008	103.1	99.6–106.7	no different	7,217
2009	98.4	95.9–101.0	no different	13,292
2010	97.3	92.8–101.8	no different	4,379

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 28,011 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Fiat Grande Punto 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/fiat-grand/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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