Fiat Punto 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

40.8% of 40,170 MOT tests of the Fiat Punto first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.4 (95% CI 98.9–102.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Fiat Punto built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	40.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	40170
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.9–102.0)	100.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	40170
Rank among this model's 21 build years	16	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	40170
Tested in 2024	6094	tests	median 74,504 miles	2024	6094

Built 2012 against Fiat Punto normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 38.1% vs 38.4%; age 8: 39.3% vs 38.5%; age 9: 41% vs 39.9%; age 10: 41.9% vs 40.1%; age 11: 42.5% vs 42.7%; age 12: 42.1% vs 44.5%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 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 2012 Fiat Punto fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
7	7,210	38.1	37–39.3	38.4	99.4
8	6,804	39.3	38.1–40.4	38.5	102.1
9	6,844	41	39.8–42.2	39.9	102.7
10	6,762	41.9	40.7–43.1	40.1	104.4
11	6,456	42.5	41.3–43.7	42.7	99.5
12	6,094	42.1	40.9–43.4	44.5	94.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 40,170 (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 2012 Fiat Punto?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 29 items per 100 first tests, against 39 across all build years of the Fiat Punto. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Fiat Punto built 2012 against the Fiat Punto in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	29	39	11,668
Suspension	15.8	25.3	6,364
Brakes	13.5	16	5,435
Tyres	9.1	10.5	3,643
Visibility	8.3	11.2	3,342

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 40,170 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Fiat Punto, 2012 ranks 16 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 96.2. 2013: index 107.5.

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 2012 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/2012/

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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