Fiat Punto 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

23.7% of 1,277 MOT tests of the Fiat Punto first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.7 (95% CI 92.9–116.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 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 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	23.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1277
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.9–116.5)	104.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1277
Rank among this model's 21 build years	20	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1277
Tested in 2024	318	tests	median 31,976 miles	2024	318

Built 2018 against Fiat Punto normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 16.5% vs 13.7%; age 4: 21.9% vs 20.6%; age 5: 26.7% vs 25.6%; age 6: 29.9% vs 30.9%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 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 2018 Fiat Punto fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 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 2018: 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)
3	321 (rough estimate)	16.5	12.8–21	13.7	120.2
4	320 (rough estimate)	21.9	17.7–26.7	20.6	106.1
5	318 (rough estimate)	26.7	22.2–31.9	25.6	104.5
6	318 (rough estimate)	29.9	25.1–35.1	30.9	96.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,277 (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 2018 Fiat Punto?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is steering: 8.9 items per 100 first tests, against 5.2 across all build years of the Fiat Punto. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Fiat Punto built 2018 against the Fiat Punto in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Steering	8.9	5.2	116
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.9	39	116
Visibility	8	11.2	104
Suspension	6.3	25.3	82
Tyres	2.3	10.5	30

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,301 (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 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Fiat Punto, 2018 ranks 20 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 85.5.

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 2018 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/2018/

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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