Worst years for a Fiat 500
Owners have filed 1,118 complaints about the Fiat 500 with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2018. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Avoid
2012 Fiat 500537 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Fiat 500 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2017 | C | 19 | 4 | 0 | 24,500 | Electrical System |
| 2016 | C | 27 | 8 | 0 | 12,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | C | 141 | 8 | 3 | 28,172 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | D | 172 | 12 | 9 | 18,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | D | 215 | 14 | 3 | 41,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | D | 537 | 32 | 5 | 46,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Fiat 500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2012
Worst in 2012
Exactly what failed on a Fiat 500
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Fiat 500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Fiat 500 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Fiat 500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.