Fiat Croma
Registered from 2005 to 2007.
About this model
The Fiat Croma name was used for two distinct large family cars by Fiat, one a five door liftback manufactured and marketed from 1985 to 1996, and after a nine-year hiatus, a crossover station wagon manufactured and marketed from 2004 to 2010.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat Croma, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2006 1.9 diesel. 17 of 69 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 66% of 2006 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 889 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 41% | 7 |
| Lights and electrics | 35% | 6 |
| Body and structure | 29% | 5 |
| Suspension | 29% | 5 |
| Tyres and wheels | 29% | 5 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 6% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A tyre seriously damaged
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 41% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured
- Suspension — 29% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 29% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Exhaust and emissions — 6% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 35% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 29% of its failures
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly