Fiat Bravo
Registered from 2001 to 2014.
About this model
The Fiat Bravo and Fiat Brava are small family cars produced by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1995 to 2003. They were effectively two versions of the same car: the Bravo, a three-door hatchback, and the Brava, a five-door fastback. The Bravo name was revived in January 2007, with the all-new Fiat Bravo, a replacement for the Stilo. The new version was available only with five doors.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat Bravo and Brava, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 1.4 petrol. 604 of 1,807 tests failed, 33%.
Better than 4% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 50% | 300 |
| Body and structure | 38% | 229 |
| Brakes | 32% | 191 |
| Lights and electrics | 31% | 188 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 25% | 153 |
| Visibility | 23% | 139 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 95% of 2008 cars — 38% of its 604 failed tests, where an ordinary 2008 car has 17%.
- Visibility: failed more often than 93% of 2008 cars — 23% of its 604 failed tests, where an ordinary 2008 car has 9%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 32% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 25% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Lights and electrics — 31% of its failures
- Body and structure — 38% of its failures
- Visibility — 23% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 37% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 27% | 16% | 49 | |
| 40–60k miles | 25% | 20% | 148 | |
| 60–80k miles | 33% | 24% | 381 | |
| 80–100k miles | 34% | 27% | 518 | |
| 100–120k miles | 35% | 29% | 422 | |
| 120–140k miles | 37% | 29% | 191 | |
| 140–160k miles | 37% | 30% | 62 |
1,771 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.6 diesel · 112 hp · 1395 kg · 2604 mm wheelbase · 4.4 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.6 diesel · 112 hp · 1395 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 4.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.6 diesel · 106 hp · 1396 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 4.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.6 diesel · 107 hp · 1407 kg · 2571 mm wheelbase · 4.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.4 petrol · 1329 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |