Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-15 | 19V817000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 51,788 | — | Details |
| 2016-05-16 | 16V302000 |
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 39,185 | — | Details |
| 2011-11-10 | 11V550000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 340 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have been dealing with identity theft and not really sure why when I put vin number to my vehicle I purchased Septemb… |
| 2025-02-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal … |
| 2024-08-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the accelerator pedal was d… |
| 2024-08-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Front Wheel hub bearings grinding, very fast wear and tear Transmission still not shifting right after recall shifter … |
| 2024-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The wiring harness bundle leading to the trunk failed between the trunk & upper drivers side of the car. Upper brake li… |
| 2024-04-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V302000 (Power Train) h… |
| 2024-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V302000 (Power Train) h… |
| 2024-03-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The clutch is out in the car. This may be caused by the clutch cover diaphragm spring and results in the inability to … |
| 2024-01-09 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | The contact owns a Cybex Car Seat, Model Name: Aton 2, Manufactured Date: Aug 2019. The car seat was used in a 2012 Fia… |
| 2023-12-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle had been stalling out on numerous occasions one being a freezing Xmas eve in Drive thru if it had happened … |
| 2023-11-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V302000 (Power Train) h… |
| 2023-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V302000 (Power Train) h… |
| 2023-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact's daughter owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stall… |
| 2023-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the clutch pedal brief… |
| 2023-09-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I just purchased this 2012 Fiat 500 Cabrio. It seems it is widespread issue on the failure of the guiderails and compon… |
| 2023-08-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming f… |
| 2023-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My 2012 Fiat 500 has had the same problem twice now. While driving, the clip attaching the clutch pedal to the master c… |
| 2023-05-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated while her daughter was parked in a parking lot with the vehicle in… |
| 2023-03-22 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | As reported by numerous consumers the power steering just stop working while driving with no warnings. This caused a wr… |
| 2023-01-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the clutch was squishy… |
| 2022-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | In the morning (6AM) of September 19, my car car caught on fire while parked in my driveway. There were flames 3-4 feet… |
| 2022-07-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | While I was driving on a busy dyreet the warning light flashed and my car shut off, I was nearly hit by another vehicle… |
| 2022-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Check engine light keeps reappearing after the parts have been replaced with new parts the computer codes stated need r… |
| 2022-01-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that the vehicle would not reverse while the gear shifter was in R… |
| 2022-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while depressing the clutch, the clutch was vibrating and shu… |
| 2021-11-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission gear box. Having issues with shifting - 11/23/2021 |
| 2021-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I've had 3 different issues with the transmission- There's been 1 recall on the clutch- The transmission put me in Grea… |
| 2021-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The air bag light will come on then turn off Is their a malfunction of the air bag or is it just coming on and off and … |
| 2021-08-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I bought this car from a dealer in Fortville (Carlux) who said it had a clean history, this car was meant to be driven … |
| 2021-07-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The car has two recalls for power train. In the past year and a half of owning the Fiat, the car’s power train has been… |
| 2021-07-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that she was having difficulties refueling the vehicle as the gas … |
| 2021-06-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving it fails to switch gears.It gets stuck on first gear. |
| 2021-05-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 FIAT 500. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked, when she noticed there was a crack in… |
| 2021-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought this car about a year ago, ever since I got the car the first issue started within a month it just started to … |
| 2021-04-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE NEAR MY HOME ON A CITY STREET WENT TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE CLUTCH DID NOT FULLY DISENGAGE. HAD TO SHUT T… |
| 2021-02-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK REAR DRIVER LIGHT WARNING LIGH… |
| 2021-01-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS INSTALLING THE CAR SEAT INSIDE THE VEH… |
| 2021-01-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V817000 (POWER TRAI… |
| 2020-12-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2012 FIAT 500C MILEAGE 86649. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE A LOUD METALLIC SOUND IS HEARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE… |
| 2020-12-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WAS IN A CRASH AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. NOT 1 AIR BAG DEPLOYED.HAPPENRD ON DEC. 9, 2020. |
| 2020-11-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY, TRIED TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR TO DOWN SHIFT ON DECELERATION. AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GEAR… |
| 2020-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE REAR HIGH BRAKE LIGHT WIRING ON THE CONVERTIBLE WEARS AND BREAKS IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE C PILLAR DUE TO USE OF THE CO… |
| 2020-10-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAI… |
| 2020-10-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED I… |
| 2020-09-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | MY WIFE WAS EXITING A MALL PARKING LOT TO PULL INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE OF THE ADJOINING ROAD (A VERY SHORT DISTANCE, PE… |
| 2020-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE THAT OWNS A 2012 IT WON'T HOLD OIL PRESSURE |
| 2020-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG COVER IS LOOSE AND I CAN SEE THE AIRBAG. |
| 2020-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE STARTER MOTOR FAILS TO ENGAGE AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO LOCAL MECHANICS AND NONE HA… |
| 2020-08-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FIRST OF ALL WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN MY CLUTCH STARTED FEELING LOOSE, 2 DAYS LATER CHANGING GEARS GETTING HARDER. I W… |
| 2020-06-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME VIA LOCAL CITY SURFACE STREETS, THE GEARBOX FAIL LIGHT AND THE HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED MESSAGE CAM… |