Chevrolet K1500 vs Fiat 500

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet K1500	Fiat 500
Complaints on file	452	1,118
Model years covered	1988–1996	2011–2018
Worst model year	1995	2012
Best model year	1993	2017
Crashes reported	29	78
Fires reported	7	20
Injuries reported	11	50
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	10.4%	13.2%

Chevrolet K1500 by year

11 12 8 1 18 23 136 135 108

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 127 28.1%

Brakes 73 16.2%

Seats 64 14.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 26 5.8%

Tires 26 5.8%

Engine & Cooling 21 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 3.3%

Electrical System 14 3.1%

Fiat 500 by year

2 537 215 172 141 27 19 5

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 393 35.2%

Electrical System 137 12.3%

Engine & Cooling 111 9.9%

Other & Unspecified 89 8.0%

Airbags 52 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 44 3.9%

Steering 38 3.4%

Brakes 35 3.1%