Fiat Brava 1.4SX Review

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Fiat Brava 1.4SX
2.7 stars
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gomez1973's Review of Fiat Brava 1.4SX

3rd Nov 2005

Overall Rating

1.5 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    4 Months
  • Performance
    1 stars
  • Reliability
    1.5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1998
  • Doors
    5
  • Practicality
    2 stars
Good Points

Looks good, and the bodywork has held up well.


Bad Points

Underpowered, and poor fuel economy.


General Comments

I bought my Fiat Brava 1.4 SX secondhand for £600 with 62,000 on the clock. It ran badly so I got it serviced. It is still not running properly. Going through shed loads of fuel. Rear wiper does not work. When switched on, the light for the rear de-mister (which also doesn't work) comes on. Engine leaking oil from rocker cover - constant smell of burning oil. Also quite noisy, especially when cold - reminds of a tractor. Replaced the rubbish Fiat stereo with a CD player. To top it all, I checked the previous MOT, which had a mileage of 80 odd thousand on it. I should have stuck with the VW Polo 1.9 diesel!!

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Members' Comments ongomez1973's Review

  • mattpointless on 15th Jan 2007

    OK, your fuel consumption is probably due to the camshaft being worn or some of the rocker arms/camshaft follower are missing. I have worked on a few of these cars, and that seems to be the main problem. You can pick up a set of rockers and a camshaft for the Fiat Brava for about £90 (eBay).

    Hope this helps.

    Matt