Fiat Stilo
Registered from 2002 to 2007.
About this model
The Fiat Stilo is a small family car available as a three- and a five-door hatchback, as well as an estate, produced by Italian automaker Fiat. The Stilo hatchbacks were presented in March 2001 at the Bologna Motor Show, and launched on European market in October 2001 to replace the Fiat Bravo/Brava, with the Stilo Multi Wagon following in January 2003.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat Stilo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 1.4 petrol. 62 of 191 tests failed, 32%.
Better than 12% of 2004 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 750 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 60% | 37 |
| Lights and electrics | 42% | 26 |
| Body and structure | 35% | 22 |
| Brakes | 24% | 15 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 23% | 14 |
| Tyres and wheels | 21% | 13 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 60% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Brakes — 24% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 23% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Tyres and wheels — 21% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 42% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 35% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 23% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 28% | 22% | 36 | |
| 60–80k miles | 37% | 25% | 52 | |
| 80–100k miles | 33% | 28% | 42 | |
| 100–120k miles | 23% | 29% | 30 |
160 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.