Fiat Bravo MOT reliability

Fiat Bravos passed their MOT first time 51% of the time across 3,778 tests in 2025. 2,614 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

51%

MOTs analysed

3,778

Still licensed (GB)

2,614

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2012 diesel

169 MOTs

Passed first time 51%. Typical mileage 94,720 (most between 76,597 and 120,488).

2013: 100% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 81% → 2016: 77% → 2017: 76% → 2018: 68% → 2019: 66% → 2020: 64% → 2021: 62% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 62% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 51%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (11.2%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (5.9%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (5.9%)
Position lamp: not working (5.3%)
Ball joint excessively worn (4.7%)

2012 petrol

56 MOTs

These figures come from 56 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 63%. Typical mileage 82,077 (most between 64,507 and 103,280).

2014: 80% → 2015: 84% → 2016: 80% → 2017: 73% → 2018: 73% → 2019: 63% → 2020: 61% → 2021: 68% → 2022: 62% → 2023: 58% → 2024: 55% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (10.7%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.9%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (5.4%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (3.6%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (3.6%)

Where 2012 Bravos fail

Suspension & axles

20.7%

Lights & electrics

17.8%

Brakes

13.0%

Wheels & tyres

8.9%

Steering

8.3%

Visibility & wipers

5.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

4.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.