50.6%
Fiat Bravo pass rate
Used Fiat Bravo buying guide
In 2025, Fiat Bravo cars passed 50.6% of 3,778 initial MOT tests, 21.7 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Fiat Bravo MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−21.7
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Bravo sits 567th of 575 models in the data. Fiat as a brand averaged 67.7%, so this model runs 17.2 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Fiat Bravo MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Bravo compares with similar cars.
Bravo fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Fiat Bravo cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 33.9% of tests.
Where the Bravo fails its MOT
Where Fiat Bravo cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (6.4%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.8%) and track rod end ball joint has excessive play (3.8%). See every common Bravo MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Fiat Bravo that failed, not a claim that every Bravo has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Bravo?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 22.3% of Bravo failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 21.5% of Bravo failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 14.7% of Bravo failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 11.5% of Bravo failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 8.5% of Bravo failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Fiat Bravo failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Fiat models
The most-tested Fiat models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Bravo.
Used Fiat Bravo FAQs
Is the Fiat Bravo reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 50.6% first-time pass rate for the Fiat Bravo across 3,778 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Fiat Bravo?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Fiat Bravo's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.