Fiat Punto 1.2 8V 199 — Reliability

199 Hatchback Compact 2005–2018 1 engine

Reliability Summary

Engine FIRE 1.2 — 78/100 BUY
Known Issues 3

Engine in this model

BUY 78

FIRE 1.2

1.2L NA I4

Ancient but nearly unkillable. Punto/Panda/500 base engine. Simple, slow, cheap to fix. 200k+ km eas...

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Known Issues Across All Engines

Issue Engine Severity Onset
Timing belt — mandatory replacement FIRE 1.2 high 60,000 km – 80,000 km
Water pump (replace with belt) FIRE 1.2 minor 60,000 km – 80,000 km
Thermostat failure FIRE 1.2 minor 80,000 km – 150,000 km