Fiat Punto 1999: MOT failure rate for its age

48.3% of 762 MOT tests of the Fiat Punto first registered in 1999 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.2 (95% CI 88.1–108.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 1999 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Fiat Punto built in 1999 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	762
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 88.1–108.2)	98.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	762
Rank among this model's 21 build years	9	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	762
Tested in 2024	13	tests	median 66,125 miles	2024	13

Built 1999 against Fiat Punto normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 20: 47.7% vs 52.6%; age 21: 47.7% vs 47.6%; age 22: 50.3% vs 44.5%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 1999 Fiat Punto by registration · All Fiat 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 1999 Fiat Punto fail at each age?

Cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22 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 Punto built 1999: 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)
20	348 (rough estimate)	47.7	42.5–52.9	52.6	90.6
21	243 (rough estimate)	47.7	41.5–54	47.6	100.4
22	171 (rough estimate)	50.3	42.9–57.7	44.5	113

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 762 (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 1999 Fiat Punto?

The most common failure group on cars built in 1999 is brakes: 34.8 items per 100 first tests, against 16 across all build years of the Fiat Punto. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Fiat Punto built 1999 against the Fiat Punto in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 1999, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	34.8	16	355
Suspension	31	25.3	316
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	26.6	39	271
Body, chassis, structure	20	13.2	204
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	18.1	3.9	184

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,019 (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 1999 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Fiat Punto, 1999 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 1998: index 92.7. 2000: index 98.8.

Fiat Punto build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	92.7	81.5–103.9	no different (rough estimate)	582
1999	98.2	88.1–108.2	no different (rough estimate)	762
2000	98.8	92.7–104.9	no different (rough estimate)	2,053
2001	99.3	95.7–103.0	no different	5,703
2002	100.3	97.9–102.7	no different	12,907
2003	103.8	102.0–105.6	worse	22,731
2004	100.9	99.4–102.3	no different	35,528
2005	95.5	93.7–97.3	better	22,602
2006	99.9	98.9–100.9	no different	78,282
2007	99.3	98.4–100.2	no different	96,047
2008	99.3	98.1–100.5	no different	54,053
2009	92.4	90.2–94.6	better	15,849
2010	95.9	94.6–97.2	better	46,320
2011	96.2	94.7–97.7	better	40,350
2012	100.4	98.9–102.0	no different	40,170
2013	107.5	105.5–109.4	worse	28,221
2014	102.9	100.7–105.1	worse	22,786
2015	90.7	88.0–93.3	better	15,127
2016	85.9	82.5–89.3	better	10,318
2017	85.5	80.9–90.0	better	6,431
2018	104.7	92.9–116.5	no different (rough estimate)	1,277

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 558,099 (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 Punto 1999 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-punto/1999/

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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