2014 Fiat Punto: MOT pass rate and reliability
66% of 2014 Fiat Puntos pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,686 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 66,162 miles.
How the 2014 compares
- Against all Fiat Puntos (64%, 58,187 tests): +2 points
- Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): -9.4 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 2014 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 2014 Punto
The 2014 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2 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 12-year-old car fails on
A 2014 car is 12 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2014 Fiat Punto the average at test was 66,162 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 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2011 Fiat Punto - 65.3%
- 2012 Fiat Punto - 67.4%
- 2013 Fiat Punto - 64.3%
- 2015 Fiat Punto - 72.5%
- 2016 Fiat Punto - 75.6%
- 2017 Fiat Punto - 78.3%