Fiat Bravo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Bravo fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 19.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 5,116 individual Fiat Bravo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 57.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 43 in every 100 Fiat Bravos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Fiat Bravo tested had covered 96,477 miles and was built around 2009.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Fiat Bravo bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Fiat Bravo rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Fiat Bravos actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Bravo

1. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 5% of tests (6.57x the national rate for this defect)
2. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 5.3% of tests (5.55x the national rate for this defect)
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 6.8% of tests (4.14x the national rate for this defect)
4. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.3% of tests (3.86x the national rate for this defect)
5. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.2% of tests (3.29x the national rate for this defect)
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 3.7% of tests (2.99x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 10.9% of tests (2.95x the national rate for this defect)
8. 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, 2.4% of tests (2.94x the national rate for this defect)
9. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.8% of tests (2.86x the national rate for this defect)
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.1% of tests (2.68x the national rate for this defect)

From 7,532 DVSA-tracked Fiat Bravo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.18% of these flagged Fiat Bravo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Fiat Bravo pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Fiat Bravo year:

• 2007 Fiat Bravo - 58.2% first-time pass, 991 tests
• 2008 Fiat Bravo - 56.8% first-time pass, 1,367 tests
• 2009 Fiat Bravo - 56.4% first-time pass, 1,220 tests
• 2010 Fiat Bravo - 58.3% first-time pass, 587 tests
• 2011 Fiat Bravo - 59.2% first-time pass, 382 tests
• 2012 Fiat Bravo - 64.2% first-time pass, 257 tests

Fiat Bravo by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Fiat Bravo - 57.4% first-time pass, 3,305 tests
• Diesel Fiat Bravo - 59.7% first-time pass, 1,741 tests

Other Fiat models

• Fiat 500 - 71.6%
• Fiat Panda - 69.3%
• Fiat Ducato - 77.1%
• Fiat Punto - 63.5%
• Fiat Doblo - 68.9%
• Fiat 500x - 79.2%
• Fiat 500l - 69.9%
• Fiat 500c - 70.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Renault Modus - 57.5%
• Proton Gen-2 - 57.5%
• Peugeot 307 - 57.4%
• Citroen Grand C4 Picasso - 57.2%
• Nissan Kubistar - 56.8%
• Chevrolet Aveo - 56.6%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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