Pass rate
72.1%
Below average — 5.1 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 981 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£74
2012 Fiat Bravo MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 89,833 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
25.3% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
0.9 pts up across model years — 7.2% in 2007, 8.1% in 2011.
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 73.2% pass
- Avoid 2001 60.3% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 12.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.3%
- Typical mileage
- 90k mi
The 2012 Fiat Bravo MOT pass rate is 72.1% of its MOT tests — 5.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Falls short of its own age and mileage
Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 77.2%; this one manages 72.1% — 5.1 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 22% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Fiat Bravo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 5.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.3%. The median 2012 Fiat Bravo in this dataset had covered 89,833 mi.
75% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 72.2% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.3% of the time, April–September 71.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 8.05% of tests.
- 981 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.1% overall pass rate, 63.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Bravo, the average is 68.6% — best year 2013 (73.2%), worst 2001 (60.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 981
- Typical mileage (median)
- 89,833 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Bravo
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Bravo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 59% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (75% of tests).
Where the Fiat Bravo is most common
Across all Bravo model years on record (2001–2014): 8,114 Fiat Bravo cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 20,488 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 318 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 318 | 77.5% |
| 2 | Coventry (CV) | 223 | 72.1% |
| 3 | Leicester (LE) | 189 | 75.1% |
| 4 | Northampton (NN) | 181 | 68.7% |
| 5 | Nottingham (NG) | 181 | 64.3% |
| 6 | Sheffield (S) | 181 | 68.0% |
| 7 | Peterborough (PE) | 173 | 68.2% |
| 8 | Manchester (M) | 170 | 70.4% |
| 9 | Norwich (NR) | 144 | 66.3% |
| 10 | Doncaster (DN) | 134 | 67.7% |
| 11 | Bristol (BS) | 123 | 59.5% |
| 12 | Cardiff (CF) | 122 | 64.6% |
| 13 | Swansea (SA) | 119 | 63.5% |
| 14 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 110 | 63.9% |
| 15 | Ipswich (IP) | 108 | 70.1% |
| 16 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 104 | 63.5% |
| 17 | Liverpool (L) | 104 | 71.7% |
| 18 | Derby (DE) | 103 | 69.4% |
| 19 | Reading (RG) | 102 | 71.9% |
| 20 | Leeds (LS) | 98 | 67.8% |
The twenty areas with the most Fiat Bravo cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Bravo
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 150 | 72.7% |
| East of England | 135 | 73.3% |
| West Midlands | 127 | 77.2% |
| North West | 125 | 68.8% |
| South West | 91 | 71.4% |
| East Midlands | 87 | 69.0% |
| Yorkshire | 76 | 69.7% |
| Wales | 70 | 75.7% |
| Scotland | 68 | 66.2% |
| North East | 38 | 71.1% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Bravo
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Bravo
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the coil springs 8.1% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the suspension joints 3.5% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the windscreen 3.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Bravo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£74 — and 22% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£74
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 22%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 981 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Bravo, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2001 to 2014. Across them the pass rate runs from 60.3% to 73.2% — a spread of 12.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 60.3% rigid brake pipes excessively…
- 2007 68.1% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 67.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2009 68.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2010 70.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2011 69.9% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 72.1%coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 73.2% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 70.9% coil spring fractured or broken
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Fiat Bravo with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot Bipper 72.1%
- Hyundai Santa Fe 72.0%
- Hyundai I30 72.2%
- Chevrolet Captiva 72.2%
- Nissan Juke 71.9%
- Citroen DS4 71.9%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Fiat Bravo 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 2,488 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 638 | 25.30% | 20.98% | +4.32 |
| Brakes | 514 | 20.40% | 20.89% | −0.49 |
| Tyres | 442 | 17.60% | 19.76% | −2.16 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 246 | 9.80% | 12.21% | −2.41 |
| Non-component advisories | 163 | 6.50% | 4.18% | +2.32 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 134 | 5.30% | 5.52% | −0.22 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 117 | 4.60% | 5.57% | −0.97 |
| Visibility | 94 | 3.70% | 4.97% | −1.27 |
| Steering | 92 | 3.70% | 2.57% | +1.13 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 48 | 1.90% | 1.76% | +0.14 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 8.1% | £25–65 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.3% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.2% | £5–20 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.9% | £40–150 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £45–110 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.1% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.0% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 20.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 17.5% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.2% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.2% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.7% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 11 | 81.8% | 22,047 mi |
| 30-60k | 150 | 83.3% | 48,549 mi |
| 60-90k | 329 | 70.2% | 76,505 mi |
| 90-120k | 327 | 67.9% | 104,078 mi |
| 120k+ | 162 | 73.5% | 137,376 mi |
Source: 981 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Bravo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Fiat Bravo?
72.1% of the 981 2012 Fiat Bravo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 63.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Fiat Bravo?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (8.05%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (3.47%), ball joint excessively worn (3.36%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Fiat Bravo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 81.8% of the time, falling to 73.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Fiat Bravo in this dataset had covered 89,833 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Fiat Bravo?
Diesel: 72.2% pass rate across 738 tests. Petrol: 71.6% pass rate across 243 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2012 Fiat Bravo MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.