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Fiat 500

Every Fiat 500 model year on file, 2011 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years81170 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102011 to 2020
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,113Summed across model years
By model year

The 2012 model year drew the most complaints, 396, 49% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01002003004002011201239620132014201520162017201820192020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Fiat 500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
390
Electrical system
136
Engine and cooling
112
Airbags
52
Fuel system
44
Steering
38
Brakes
35
Structure
32
Lighting
30
Speed control
29
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Fiat 500 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Fiat 500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Not decoded0NoneNone0060
2019Not decoded0NoneNone2283
2018Convertible50.01672290
2017Hatchback1414.38221101
2016SUV1421.43441165
2015Hatchback929.854141167
2014SUV12413.728241144
2013Hatchback1657.31,03141133
2012Hatchback3966.81,58441132
2011Not decoded10.01001038
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Fiat 500

  • 24V-474 Jun 25, 2024
    Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning light may not illuminate as intended
    Tires · 13k vehicles
  • 19V-817 Nov 15, 2019
    Shifter cable bushing may fail allowing the cable to detach from the transmission
    Powertrain · 52k vehicles
  • 19E-044 Jul 3, 2019
    Shifter Shaft may have been improperly manufactured with a through hole for the set screw rather than a blind hole, which may lead to the breakage…
    Powertrain · 740 vehicles
  • 16V-667 Sep 15, 2016
    Tire placard on the affected vehicles lists a tire inflation pressure for the spare tire that exceeds the maximum pressure listed on the sidewall
    Equipment · 32 vehicles
  • 16V-302 May 16, 2016
    Clutch diaphragm spring may fracture and fail, causing an inability to switch gears
    Powertrain · 39k vehicles
  • 15V-291 May 18, 2015
    Electric Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) of the affected vehicles may set a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) that may cause the transmission to…
    Powertrain · 3,851 vehicles
  • 11V-550 Nov 10, 2011
    Some vehicles were assembled with contaminated brake fluid and may experience a degradation of the sealing components within the brake system
    Brakes · 340 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.