Fiat air bags problems
Across all Fiat models in NHTSA's complaint database, 103 complaints involve air bags. The 500 accounts for the largest share (50%). The single worst model year is the 2012 500 with 32 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 103 about air bags, all Fiat models
- Most affected
- 500 51% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 52 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 36 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Fiat models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | 52 | 51% |
| 124 Spider | 30 | 29% |
| 500L | 11 | 11% |
| 500X | 7 | 7% |
| 500E | 3 | 3% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2012 Fiat 50032 complaints
- 2017 Fiat 124 Spider14 complaints
- 2013 Fiat 50010 complaints
- 2018 Fiat 124 Spider8 complaints
- 2020 Fiat 124 Spider8 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 32 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Among the 52 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.