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Does the Fiat Punto fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The Fiat Punto records 0.37 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.51 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.14, 95% interval −0.16 to −0.12). It ranks 517 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Fiat Punto by registration

What exactly fails on vehicle identification?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Punto is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 1,072 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat Punto: most frequent vehicle identification defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Number plate inscription missing or illegible1,0720.19
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements7180.13
Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off2360.04
Number plate showing an incorrect registration 440.01

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 561,621 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Fiat Punto gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?

3.7% of Fiat Punto MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,411 miles later (9,535 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,535 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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