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Worst years for a Fiat 500X

Owners have filed 319 complaints about the Fiat 500X with NHTSA across model years 2016 to 2022. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2016 Fiat 500X

261 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2018 Fiat 500X

22 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Fiat 500X 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
2022 — 4 0 0 — Airbags
2020 — 3 0 0 — Electrical System
2019 — 6 2 0 5 Fuel & Propulsion
2018 B 22 0 0 17,000 Engine & Cooling
2017 B 23 0 0 26,000 Engine & Cooling
2016 D 261 3 5 40,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Fiat 500X

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

Engine & Cooling 65 20.4%

Worst in 2016

Electrical System 59 18.5%

Worst in 2016

Transmission & Drivetrain 56 17.6%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 36 11.3%

Worst in 2016

Lights 14 4.4%

Worst in 2016

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 4.1%

Worst in 2016

Stability & Traction Control 12 3.8%

Worst in 2016

Body & Structure 11 3.4%

Worst in 2016

Brakes 10 3.1%

Worst in 2016

Fuel & Propulsion 10 3.1%

Worst in 2016

Steering 9 2.8%

Worst in 2016

Airbags 7 2.2%

Worst in 2016

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 7 2.2%

Worst in 2016

Suspension 4 1.3%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

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

Dec 2016 peak 16 Jun 2026

Compare the Fiat 500X

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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