Fiat Panda 4x4 (2012 - 2023) 0.9 TwinAir (85bhp) 4X4 5d Owner Review

Just recently part exchanged this car after four years, overall a very capable little 4x4 and ideal transport if you live in the sticks, which as the driver I found surprisingly comfortable too, although my spouse felt the seats lacked side support. Also found it practical too, could fit a surprising amount in particularly on a tip run considering its size.
However quality issues, below average dealer service departments and a warranty full of get out clauses let the car down.
While we've owned the car the rear discs and pads needed replacing with only 200 miles on the clock due to a seized calliper, the font discs and pads have needed replacing twice in 25k miles due to corrosion on the inner disc face on both occasions, water could find its way into the boot during heavy rain, the boot hatch has been partly resprayed due to corrosion, the a/c condenser started to come apart and had to be replaced and the 2 cylinder engine needed a half a litre of oil top up every 3k miles, which two dealers investigated to find no fault and within acceptable limits.
On this last point the garage I sold the car too contacted me after they had carried out a pre resale inspection to ask if I'd had any issues with the oil system, as they found a number of leaks on the engine; a Fiat dealer had only serviced it a month before and given it a clean bill of health.
Would like to recommend this car for its capabilities but our poor experience makes it very difficult to do so.