Buy on the report, not the badge. 19% of the Fiat 500s we inspect in Saudi Arabia show an electrical or electronics fault, against the 3% we would expect for hatchbacks of the same age and mileage in the Kingdom, and mechanical faults run at 22% against an expected 7%. Small European city cars are asked to do something here they were never designed for — sustained heat, dust and long idling — and cheap runabouts of every badge feel it, with the Chevrolet Spark at 34% mechanical against an expectation of 23%. The faults are usually sensors, cooling and clutch actuation, and cheap to fix once identified.