2001 Fiat Punto: MOT pass rate and reliability
68.3% of 2001 Fiat Puntos pass the MOT first time, measured across 325 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 59,922 miles.
How the 2001 compares
- Against all Fiat Puntos (64%, 58,187 tests): +4.3 points
- Against all 2001 cars (66.2%): +2.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Fiat Punto model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2001 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Punto:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68.3% | 325 | 59,922 |
| 2002 | 64% | 742 | 71,899 |
| 2003 | 59.2% | 1,256 | 74,803 |
| 2004 | 59.5% | 2,207 | 80,216 |
| 2005 | 61.5% | 1,639 | 78,324 |
| 2006 | 60.4% | 6,039 | 89,299 |
| 2007 | 59.5% | 8,951 | 90,505 |
| 2008 | 61% | 5,680 | 91,384 |
| 2009 | 64.3% | 1,877 | 86,000 |
| 2010 | 64.2% | 4,924 | 88,242 |
| 2011 | 65.3% | 4,338 | 84,336 |
| 2012 | 67.4% | 5,885 | 76,470 |
| 2013 | 64.3% | 4,382 | 72,085 |
| 2014 | 66% | 3,686 | 66,162 |
| 2015 | 72.5% | 2,484 | 57,765 |
| 2016 | 75.6% | 1,704 | 49,852 |
| 2017 | 78.3% | 1,247 | 41,924 |
| 2018 | 77.7% | 318 | 36,311 |
What this means if you are buying a 2001 Punto
The 2001 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.3 points more often than the Fiat Punto average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 25-year-old car fails on
A 2001 car is 25 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2001 Fiat Punto the average at test was 59,922 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2017 at 78.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 59.2%. That 19.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2001 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2002 Fiat Punto - 64%
- 2003 Fiat Punto - 59.2%
- 2004 Fiat Punto - 59.5%