2012 Fiat 500 suspension problems
21 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2012 Fiat 500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
At 47,500 miles and 4 years, 9 months of ownership, my passenger side lower front ball joint broke. There were no signs of problems leading up to the breakage. Unfortunately fiat no longer makes the 2012 lower front ball joints and the 2013+ ball joints require a new assembly so the entire ball joint, control arm, etc. Assembly has to be created.
Car falls front and drops on a parking lot. I was manuvering to park and the car fall because the tire , shock,transaxle,ball joint fall off. This results in damage in the body and I have photos of the car at the site on my work. No pothole,no crash, just falls and breaking apart...updated 12/02/14 updated 12/22/2015 updated 9/7/2017
Other problems reported for the 2012 Fiat 500
- Drivetrain & axles 203 complaints
- Electrical system 63 complaints
- Engine 53 complaints
- Air bags 32 complaints
- Fuel system 23 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
Suspension problems in other years
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- 2012