Fiat's ugly duckling has blossomed into an incredibly practical MPV, says our second-hand car expert
in both looks and execution. The Modus is very spacious and has the sort of clever seats that should certainly put it in the MPV class.
The rear bench seats slide for leg room or luggage and can seat two or three back there. They also fold down so that you can have a little flat-floored van. Yes, there’s a lot to like about this super hatchback, and on top of that there are six airbags. Dynamique S gets you air-con and Expression and above deliver most things electrically. The 1.2- litre is economical; a turbo was more lively. There’s a 1.6 if you want to get somewhere comfortably and a 63mpg 1.5 diesel in three outputs to consider
What goes wrong is ignition coils. Underneath, the suspension gets rusty, too, and blown bulbs are common and a pain to replace. In many ways the perfect used-car buy with a full service history, looked after by a mature sensible owner and even kept in a dry, carpeted garage. Great specification includes electric windows, remote central locking and air-con. It has new tyres, exhaust and battery, too. There’s a year’s MOT and all past advisories have been fixed.
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