FaultScore

Fiat 500L problems

Owners have filed 301 complaints about the Fiat 500L with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2017. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Fiat 500L 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
2017 1 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2016 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 29 0 0 14,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 269 8 6 51,299 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Fiat 500L

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

Worst in 2014

Engine & Cooling 33 11.0%

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 7.3%

Worst in 2014

Other & Unspecified 22 7.3%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 11 3.7%

Worst in 2014

Steering 11 3.7%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 11 3.7%

Worst in 2014

Stability & Traction Control 9 3.0%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 6 2.0%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 4 1.3%

Worst in 2014

Suspension 3 1.0%

Worst in 2014

Lights 3 1.0%

Worst in 2014

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 3 1.0%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Fiat 500L, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2014 peak 9 Jul 2026

Compare the Fiat 500L

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