Abarth Punto MOT reliability

Abarth Puntos passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 442 tests in 2025. 483 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

442

Still licensed (GB)

483

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2011 petrol

95 MOTs

These figures come from 95 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 95,388 (most between 81,567 and 105,323).

2013: 75% → 2014: 75% → 2015: 78% → 2016: 66% → 2017: 70% → 2018: 62% → 2019: 63% → 2020: 77% → 2021: 60% → 2022: 73% → 2023: 73% → 2024: 70% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (6.3%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (5.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (5.3%)
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (3.2%)
Headlamp aim: too high (2.1%)

2011 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 43,817 (most between 43,817 and 43,817).

2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2011 Puntos fail

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Brakes

11.6%

Suspension & axles

11.6%

Wheels & tyres

5.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.2%

Visibility & wipers

2.1%

Steering

1.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.