Faults:

CD Player drained the battery 5 times

Driver's seat faulty and causing noisy

Steering wheel has a strange rubbing sound when turn corners

Indicators refused to cancel almost causing a serious accident

Camshaft sensor fault

Engine management system replaced once

Clutch replaced twice

Alternator replaced four times

Noise and knocking from many parts of the car (since I purchase and still without a solution)

Steering column fitted twice

"cracking" noise from the dash

Noise from the front suspension

Dashboard illumination replaced.

General Comments:

My first and last car from FIAT!

I Will sell this car and return to buy Volkswagen and maybe I will buy the New Polo.

*TAKE A NOTE*

Never buy a FIAT !

Faults:

There have been some noises in the dash, but they are not serious ones.

General Comments:

This new Palio generation is extremely good and reliable. Nice design and an unexpected quality.

The car has some difficult to get to the 100km/h, and since it is a 16V engine, the accelerations are somehow slow, but in general, is it a superb urban car.

Faults:

Front brake discs were replaced by the dealer at ~11000km.

General Comments:

Pretty attractive exterior. Comfortable interior. Performance is better than anybody expects from 1.2l engine, even with the air conditioning turned on.

Can't really judge on reliability yet, but first year and first 20,000km showed only one problem (see above).

Faults:

Original pads and disc brakes must be changed at 25000Km.

The driver's seat is broken at 35000Km. After that I had a problem with the wiper windscreen motor (changed), the rear right wheel brake, the throttle wire is broken at 80000 Km (changed), and finally the car was overheating and I must change the heater radiator.

The horn never works correctly.

General Comments:

The Palio is a very easy to drive car, easy to park (even without power steering) in the city. When I drive it on the highway, the car has found its natural habitat, is fast (170 Km/h, at least that's what the clock says) and economical (15-16 Km/l).

Inside is roomy (five passengers seated, no problem), the trunk is a little small. Almost 100000 Km. and the car still runs with the original clutch and shock absorbers!!!

Faults:

Nothing at all!

General Comments:

In three years I have not changed even a light bulb. My only expenses were a new battery. I believe this was normal after two years of use, since I use air conditioning all the time.

Visibility could be better at left (11 o' clock), but besides this spot, visibility is great all around.

Very, very silent car.

I own a hatchback with four doors, and space in the back seat is great. People can get in or out easily.

Faults:

Absolutly nothing has stopped working with the car. Everything remains as new after 25000km. Only problem I've encountered is a slight aligning problem in the front suspension. The problem could not be solved with minor alingment, so it was necesary to turn to the dealer. No major work, but surely something you would like to do at the dealer's.

General Comments:

Ive driven almost everything, from VW Beetles, to BMW's, and I think this is an excellent car for its price. It won't probably outrun a 1.4 Clio, or a 1.4 Corsa, but it certainly outperforms them in braking (by far) and sharp cornering.

The gearbox works perfectly from third up (it accelerates uniformly), but there is a considerable "hole" between first and second. I don't know if the gearbox is the same for most models, but my car is an 99 EDX 1.3 MPi made in Venezuela.

Faults:

Gear box needed replacement after 1000km or so. Alarm refuses to work properly. Lots of parts failed during warranty, thank God they stopped failing after warranty was over.

General Comments:

It'a a great car for driving. Despite the small engine, it is very fast. The rear has a annoying tendency to go out of the track when hitting the brakes real hard (no ABS in my car). Dealers suck.