3,530 tests in 2025
Fiat Bravo reliability and MOT pass rate
58% passed first time. The 42% fail rate is 19.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 16 years old with 95,201 miles.
Pass rate
58%
22.6% of all cars failed; 42% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
95,201 mi
16 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 378 | 38.4% |
| 14+ years | 3,152 | 42.4% |
What the Bravo fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension52 dangerous50.9%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment34 dangerous34.7%
- Body, chassis, structure24 dangerous30.3%
- Brakes240 dangerous30.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous23.6%
- Tyres338 dangerous20.3%
- Visibility16.7%
- Steering14 dangerous13.9%
Is the Bravo getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.4 points to 42% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 2.4 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,959 | 14 | 41.6% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 6,521 | 15 | 42.4% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 4,554 | 15 | 41.8% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 3,530 | 16 | 42% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Bravo at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Bravo in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken294 tests
- 2Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play172 tests
- 3Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases164 tests
- 4Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt153 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn152 tests
- 6Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn150 tests
- 7Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements140 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick132 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Bravo collects 3.43 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm705 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened587 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine528 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn443 tests
- 5Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened433 tests
- 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure423 tests
- 7Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases388 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick362 tests
Questions
What is the Fiat Bravo MOT pass rate?
58% of the 3,530 Fiat Bravo first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 42% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Fiat Bravo usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 294 failed tests, followed by "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play" and "Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases". By section, suspension appears in 50.9% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 34.7% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 30.3% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 42.4%. The median Fiat Bravo tested in 2025 was 16 years old with 95,201 miles.
Is the Fiat Bravo getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.4 points to 42% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 2.4 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Bravo trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 5 safety recalls naming the Fiat Bravo: Fiat Bravo recalls.
Other Fiat models
- 500 27.2%
- Panda 30.6%
- Scudo 38.9%
- 500e 12.2%
- Unclassified 13.2%
- Qubo 31.8%
- Roller Team 8.5%
- Fullback 14.3%
- 124 12.2%
- Motorhome 26.6%
Checking a particular Bravo?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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