Fiat 500 problems reported in California
233 of the 1,118 complaints filed about the Fiat 500 came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
233
Complaints from California
15
Crashes
4
Fires
2012
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
80
34.3%
Electrical System
28
12.0%
Other & Unspecified
19
8.2%
Engine & Cooling
19
8.2%
Steering
11
4.7%
Body & Structure
9
3.9%
Brakes
9
3.9%
Fuel & Propulsion
8
3.4%
Airbags
8
3.4%
Stability & Traction Control
6
2.6%
Lights
6
2.6%
By model year
Cities reporting most
LOS Angeles
26
26.8%
SAN Diego
11
11.3%
SAN Francisco
10
10.3%
Hayward
8
8.2%
Bakersfield
7
7.2%
Glendale
7
7.2%
Oakland
6
6.2%
SAN Jose
6
6.2%
Thousand Oaks
5
5.2%
Long Beach
4
4.1%
Oceanside
4
4.1%
Eastvale
3
3.1%