The 2012 Fiat Punto was the facelift for the 2005 Fiat Punto Evo. It was unveiled at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show and it brought new engines and new technologies for an already aged model.

Fiat introduced a facelift for the second generation of its small-segment vehicle, the Punto, in 2003. It was more than just a new pair of headlights and body-colored bumpers.

Fiat enjoyed the remarkable success recorded by Punto's first-generation, and in 1999, it introduced a successor for that, available in three and five doors bodyworks.

The 5-door Punto was one of Fiat's most successful cars in modern history for the Italian carmaker. Giorgetto Giugiaro designed it.