CarComplaints.com Notes: Considering sales numbers and data that monitors complaints-per-make, there appears to be an unusually high number of issues with the 2012 Fiat 500. Perhaps that isn't surprising -- it is the first model year of the car, and those tend to have a higher incidence rate.
Of particular concern is the number of engine and powertrain complaints submitted to NHTSA.
1.8
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
90,000 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. While attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle several times, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called safford alfa romeo of tysons corner (8448 leesburg pike unit a, vienna, va 22182, (571) 565-2500). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
- Alexandria, VA, USA
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- Alexandria, VA, USA