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2003 Fiat Stilo reviews

Fiat Stilo reviews by year of make: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Read all reviews

Number of reviews: 5

Introduced as a replacement for the Bravo/Brava range, the Fiat Stilo proved to be a short-lived successor to the throne of small family car in the Fiat range. On its debut, the Fiat Stilo was available as both a three- and five-door hatchback along with a saloon version known as the Fiat Stilo MultiWagon. It received mixed reviews throughout its tenure but was notable as the first car to use the TRW Column-Drive Electric Power-Assisted Steering (EPS) worldwide. Eventually the Fiat Stilo was phased out, first by a variation of the Fiat Punto and ultimately by the reincarnation of the Fiat Bravo, though the Fiat Stilo retained production and popularity in South America.

Maurice, Netherlands

Fiat Stilo 2003

Hello everyone, I have had a Stilo Abarth for 4 months now and I also have a loose connection now. If I knew all these problems before I never would have bought it. Suspension has been repaired and there was a leak at the gearbox. So don’t buy them...

Submitted: 20/01/2010 16:15:19

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Ian Thomas, London

Fiat Stilo 1.9jtd 80 2003

What can I say? It is a superb car to own. I bought one second hand and friends told me that I shouldn’t bother buying one, that the engines are pretty s****y and that I will have lots of problems with suspension. But they were wrong. I had had few problems when I bought it with electronics but now I’m loving it. Great engine, handles well, great on economy and great on how it lets you feel. Bad sides are noise on motorway and brakes, when you break hard it feels unstable. Superb car.

Submitted: 29/09/2009 11:11:31

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Andrej, Northern Ireland

Fiat Stilo JTD 80 3dr 2003

Nice car, design-wise it is 5 years ahead. JTD 80 is probably way worse option that JTD 115. Although mpg is fine and it is good around the city as it has got shorter gear ratio. If you are often on the motorway than you should look for JTD 115 or better. Mine has got 116K on the clock and was fairly reliable. Car suspension and handling is a bit of a disappointment for me. It holds the grip eventually but doesn’t feel safe on hard brakes or corners. Older Fiat Brava did a much better job. It is a sound car mechanically; it would get 5 stars from me, but when it comes to electronics again, doesn’t feel as solid as some competitors, I would give it 4 stars. Flashing warning lights on dash just for fun could be annoying. The interior is dominated by a beautifully designed dashboard with good materials and ergonomics, the rest of interior feels like from another much cheaper car. Almost everything is squeaking and rattling sometimes more sometimes less, but always.

Submitted: 08/06/2009 09:55:47

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David, England

Fiat Stilo 2003

Wicked car to own... the Stilo is a brilliant car which comes with great features and nicely refined engines. Excellent safety features and comfort too... I’m very happy with my car!

Submitted: 16/02/2009 09:29:38

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Valerie, England

Fiat Stilo 2003

I must say that I’ve been traumatised for want of a better word since I purchased this car. Wish I’d kept my Daewoo which I had from new for last 10yrs. On the same day I collected the car it ended up in a garage because messages were flashing up on the screen saying ASR failure, alernator failure, loose connection with a spanner icon. Garage had it for 4 days and said that they couldn’t find any faults with it and that it was running ok. Collected the car it drove ok from the garage was beginning to enjoy it then whilst driving, car cuts out again and same messages flashing up again! Will need to take it back to the garage to see if they can resolve the problem. Failing that i’ll need to trade it in for a different model. Not impressed with Fiat and would never have another one. Could someone please tell me what the problem is as it is really worrying me.

Submitted: 29/12/2008 09:56:58

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