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Best and worst years for the Fiat 500

Of the 5 model years of the Fiat 500 with enough data to compare, the 2012 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (371), and the 2016 has the fewest (23).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Fiat 500 0 200 400 2011: 0 '11 2012: 371 371 '12 2013: 125 '13 2014: 157 157 '14 2015: 106 106 '15 2016: 23 23 '16 2017: 16 '17 2018: 3 '18
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
20110
2012371
2013125
2014157
2015106
201623
201716
20183

What stands out

The 2012 stands out, with about 3.0 times the typical number of complaints for this model.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2012 and 2014. Or the years with the fewest: 2016 and 2015.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
201835
20171621
20162327
2015106141
2014157172
2013125216
2012371539
201102