Fiat
Fiat has 11 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1966–2025), with 47 recall campaigns and 786 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2016 (4). The component complaints name most often is power train (325 per 1,000 component mentions). The 500 line has the most complaints, 577 over 9 model years.
A further 1 equipment, tire or child-seat campaign name Fiat and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Fiat model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Fiat only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 9 | 6 | 577 | 64.1 | Power Train |
| 500L | 2 | 4 | 99 | 49.5 | Power Train |
| 500X | 8 | 6 | 54 | 6.8 | Engine |
| 500E | 6 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | Electrical System |
| 124 Spider | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3.0 | Electrical System |
| 124 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 850 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 131 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| X1/9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 128 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Strada | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Fiat complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Fiat had?
47 NHTSA recall campaigns name Fiat vehicles (model years 1966–2025). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 1,448,897, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Fiat model line has the most complaints?
500: 577 complaints over 9 model years (64.1 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Fiat?
power train (325 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (146.4 per 1,000 mentions), engine (113.4 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.