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.
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really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $360
- Average Mileage:
- 62,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace rear hatch handle (1 reports)
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
The rear hatch wire harness on this Fiat 500 is flawed, it broke where the harness joins the door, shorted out and caught fire, and now I'm stuck with a charred harness and nothing works at the back, no wiper, no license plate light and no rear defogger, very poor design... the dealer doesn't want any part of it as far as fixing unless I pay up front.
F I A T should recall the car and replace with a proper wire harness, it's worst car ever.
- Franklin S., Kitchener, ON, Canada