Fiat Bravo MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Fiat Bravo took 6,521 MOT tests in Britain and passed 51% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 6,521
First-time pass rate: 51%
All cars: 71%

What the Bravo fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Suspension22.6% (all cars 9.0%)
Lights and electrics17.1% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes13.2% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure12.6% (all cars 3.5%)
Tyres9.7% (all cars 6.4%)
Exhaust and emissions9.6% (all cars 3.1%)
Visibility9.0% (all cars 4.8%)
Steering5.3% (all cars 1.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Coil spring: fractured or broken 10.4%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases 4.6%
Stop lamp: not working 4.5%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 4.4%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 4.3%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 4.0%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 3.9%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 3.8%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 22.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 16.1%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 11.7%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 11.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin 10.1%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened 9.3%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases 9.0%
Coil spring: corroded 8.7%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2007	1,424	50%
2008	1,903	48%
2009	1,508	51%
2010	714	56%
2011	444	51%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
10 years	80,439 miles
11 years	85,430 miles
12 years	91,119 miles
13 years	93,244 miles
14 years	93,286 miles
15 years	99,342 miles
16 years	99,718 miles

Check a particular Bravo

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Fiat models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.