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Fiat 124 Spider problems

Owners have filed 73 complaints about the Fiat 124 Spider with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2020. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Every Fiat 124 Spider year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2020 — 8 0 0 — Airbags
2019 — 9 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion
2018 — 18 0 0 6,000 Airbags
2017 — 38 1 1 4,624 Airbags

What breaks on a Fiat 124 Spider

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 30 41.1%

Worst in 2017

Electrical System 8 11.0%

Worst in 2017

Seat Belts 8 11.0%

Worst in 2019

Engine & Cooling 7 9.6%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 7 9.6%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 6 8.2%

Worst in 2017

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 4.1%

Worst in 2017

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2 2.7%

Worst in 2017

Body & Structure 1 1.4%

Worst in 2017

Lights 1 1.4%

Worst in 2017

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Fiat 124 Spider, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2017 peak 8 Jun 2026

Compare the Fiat 124 Spider

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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