Fiat Barchetta
Registered from 1995 to 2005.
About this model
The Fiat Barchetta is a roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1995 to 2005. Barchetta in Italian means "little boat", and also denotes a type of open-top sports car body style.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat Barchetta, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1998 1.7 petrol. 21 of 83 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 51% of 1998 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 269 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 52% | 11 |
| Brakes | 43% | 9 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 29% | 6 |
| Body and structure | 24% | 5 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 19% | 4 |
| Suspension | 19% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Abnormal lag in brake operation on a wheel
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 43% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Abnormal lag in brake operation on a wheel
- Exhaust and emissions — 29% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Suspension — 19% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 52% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Body and structure — 24% of its failures
- Seat belts and airbags — 19% of its failures