2012 Fiat 500 problems
Owners have filed 537 complaints about the 2012 Fiat 500 with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 37.6% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 11.7%.
Complaints537
Crashes32
Fires5
Injuries21
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 37.6% · 202
Electrical system 11.7% · 63
Engine 9.5% · 51
Unknown or other 6.5% · 35
Air bags 6.0% · 32
Suspension 3.9% · 21
Steering 3.5% · 19
Fuel/propulsion system 3.5% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 32 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 21 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Fiat 500 in this data, 2012 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 15 in the last three years against 37 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 46,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 01/11/2017 Power train
My Fiat 500 manual tranmission would not go into gear when I was on the highway there is a problem with clutch diaphragm spring causeingthe car not to shift the recall wasto replace the clutch pedal over travel I told the Fiat dealer they should check the clutch first to see if there was any damage now my clutch went the car gives you no sign when its going to fail very dangerous car was in motion when in happend Power train · reported at 56,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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