1995 Fiat Punto Reviews - Page 6 of 7

Needed a new exhaust at 40,000.

Rear light cluster a bit dodgy - intermittent fault.

Dealer servicing was exorbitant - no problems since changing to a local mechanic.

Excellent all round, and would recommend to anyone needing a cheap runaround.

Comfy enough for long journeys and loads of boot space.

Bodywork still looks in great nick with little help from me!

Cutting out, constant probs with the temp sensor for auto choke, clutch replacement at only 6000 miles, the worst dealer service I ever encountered by Arnold Clark!!!

Also injection warning light kept coming on for a while and intermittent dip beam.

Seems to be all for now.

Big improvement on what Fiat used to make but still not quite up to standard.

Dealer service needs to be completely overhauled.

Persistant aircon leaks.

Intermittent N/S brake light.

Intermittant O/S/F electric window.

Very stylish, peppy, fun car let down by iffy built quality and, in our case, appalling dealer service (10 days to get an exhaust!)

Very roomy (Polo sized on the outside, Golf sized on the inside).

Make sure you get one with PAS.

Alternator became noisy.

Peeling top layer of paint.

Loose trim.

Exhaust silencer fell off.

More problematic than you might hope for a recent car, but it's still great for interior space.

Nothing so far, however there are lots of rattles that are hard to locate.

Great value, Electric everything, ABS and power steering. Great fun to drive but a bit of a handful in the wet. 14 inch tyres expensive. Still makes me smile.

The car has covered 55,000 town & country miles and has only had a new head gasket which was about £25 with all the bolts etc... I also replaced the timing as you have to take the old one off. It was only £10! This car is soooo easy for a DIY person to work on.

The car has only ever had consumables apart from this.

Car is driven quite hard once warmed up and we are very surprisingly pleased with the build quality, reliability and running costs.

The door skins are thin and prone to dings and the rear suspension is too hard and fidgety. 5th gear seems too low, maybe the 6-speed is better.

New battery at two years, constant electrical faults, problems with the air filter, exhaust fell off at 2.5 years, cylinder heads blew at two years, and needs new rear axle at three years..!

The car is constantly in the garage. Generally it is a good starter but have spent a fortune on the faults over three years so am changing to a Rover 200 or a VW Polo. The Punto is a nice looking car but too many problems too soon.

Nothing.

The paintwork on a lot of new cars has a orangepeel effect. Not noticable until up very close >1".

New suspension required after 20,000 miles. Everything else wear and tear only (tyres etc).

Very nice car, esp now it doesn't look standard anymore.