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.
9.3
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 58,400 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- repair wiring (1 reports)
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
This car has the worst electrical issues, the trunk doesn't open and no alternative to access, follow-me light stays on and drains the battery, random error lights, including a major one that almost shutdown the car while driving on the freeway to work. Scary, scary !! Now the car won't pass smog!! It apparently needs a "re-flash" of the computer system before it will, this is what I've read on the internet. Horrible, horrible!!
I was excited that this car would be economical, it wasn't worth the headache and problems it has come with. Not to mention, the dealership swapped the new vehicle I purchased, 0 miles, with one that had been used (120+ miles). They gave me a carwash for my troubles! Major oil problems a year or so after purchase... and they charged me for it!! Went back for a recall last year and they had no record of me or my car in their system!!! All of the records were wiped out for some reason!!!
Berkeley Fiat!!! The worst!! https://www.carcomplaints.com/addreport.shtml#
- Leticia E., Two Or More Races, US