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.

1.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
133,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2012 Fiat 500 body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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2012 Fiat 500 Owner Comments

problem #1

Jan 012017

500

  • 133,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that the license plate bulb was out and the liftgate did not open manually. The vehicle was taken to flower motor company (2580 N townsend ave, montrose, co 81401, (970) 249-9664) where the contact was informed that the wires were fractured and the liftgate handle was replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls. No further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 133,000.

- Gypusm, CO, USA

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