Fiat 500 by model year

1,123 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Fiat 500 across 8 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Fiat 500

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2012	539
2013	216
2014	172
2015	141
2016	27
2017	21
2018	5

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2019			1	27 to 30
2018	5		1	27 to 30
2017	21		1	27 to 34
2016	27	Drivetrain & axles (33%)	3	27 to 34	4 stars
2015	141	Drivetrain & axles (23%)	3	27 to 34	4 stars
2014	172	Drivetrain & axles (38%)	3	29 to 33	4 stars
2013	216	Drivetrain & axles (36%)	3	29 to 34	4 stars
2012	539	Drivetrain & axles (38%)	3	29 to 32	3 stars