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Fiat 500E

Every Fiat 500E model year on file, 2013 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years524 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82013 to 2026
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins452Summed across model years
By model year

The 2013 model year drew the most complaints, 16, 31% of the model's total

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

051015202013162014201520162017202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Fiat 500E complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
31
Fuel system
13
Powertrain
7
Engine and cooling
6
Airbags
3
Structure
3
Stability and traction control
2
Lighting
2
Brakes
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Fiat 500E 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 500E by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone002
2025Not decoded0NoneNone106
2024Hatchback50.0632016
2017Not decoded0NoneNone0176
2016Hatchback40.0321189
2015Hatchback119.1652192
2014Hatchback1612.51333190
2013Hatchback166.31004181
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Fiat 500E

  • 25V-715 Oct 21, 2025
    Headlight horizontal aim adjustment is not covered as intended, which can result in improperly adjusted headlights
    Lighting · 2,195 vehicles
  • 24V-510 Jul 3, 2024
    Seat belt buckle switch sensor may be improperly connected, preventing the front seat air bag from deploying as intended
    Airbags · 337k vehicles
  • 16V-303 May 16, 2016
    Power inverter module (PIM) may experience voltage spikes which can cause the propulsion system to shut down and loss of motive power
    Electrical system · 17k vehicles
  • 15V-179 Mar 27, 2015
    If the vehicle goes in to limp home mode, incompatible software between Electric Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) and Battery Pack Control Module…
    Electrical system · 5,660 vehicles
  • 14V-235 May 7, 2014
    Affected vehicles have cooling plates for the Power Inverter Module (PIM) that may leak coolant into areas of the high voltage circuitry,…
    Electrical system · 4,141 vehicles
  • 13V-358 Aug 14, 2013
    Half shaft joints may loosen and separate causing noise and a loss of driving capability
    Powertrain · 491 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.