Major Problems with FIAT 500e Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used FIAT 500e to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

FIAT 500e complaint overview

45 recorded complaints across model years
Years covered 2013–2016
Most recorded categories ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (28), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (12), POWER TRAIN (6)
Highest recorded count 16 in 2014, 2013

Complaint counts are reports, not confirmed defect rates. Older model years have had more time to accumulate reports, and sales volume and reporting coverage differ by year. A higher count does not by itself make a year the least reliable, and these figures are not a failure probability.

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Best and Worst Years for FIAT 500e

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of FIAT 500e.

Model Year	Complaints
2016 500e	2
2015 500e	11
2014 500e	16
2013 500e	16

Worst 3 FIAT 500e complaints

2013 FIAT 500e AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 550 miles

2015 FIAT 500e AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 600 miles

2013 FIAT 500e ENGINE Mileage: 5100 miles

Browse FIAT 500e complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from FIAT 500e owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2014 fiat 500e. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v235000 (electrical system)...	28 ~ 5587 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i received a safety recall in the mail stating that repairs would begin on july 21 2014. upon contacting the...	12 ~ 8143 miles
POWER TRAIN sudden total loss of power to the wheels. the car beeped and displayed the message "service propulsion system" on the	6 ~ 2659 miles
ENGINE i received a recall notice from fiat regarding the inverter that provides power to the motor of the car. i	6 ~ 2726 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER my electric fiat 500e (2014) used to be amazing. then fiat made me go to a dealer to get a...	5 ~ 5422 miles
AIR BAGS dec. 2015 car was involved in a head on collision estimated 30mph. no airbags deployed. front of car smashed in...	3 ~ 7717 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE as i was slowly pulling into a diagonal parking spot there was unintended acceleration and my car surged 20 feet	3 ~ 13866 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL power cut out and car stalled in traffic four times in one day as i was driving in san francisco....	2 ~ 2725 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2016 fiat 500e. while the vehicle was stationary the rear driver side brake light malfunctioned....	1 ~ 21000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER my sunroof exploded while driving on the freeway. as i was driving (with sunroof closed) a loud "boom" sounded. my...	1 ~ 36000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL our fiat died three times within a four month period specifically on 6/20/2014 (2 609 miles) 8/11/2014 (3 101 miles)...	1 ~ 2609 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2013 fiat 500e. the contact stated that while starting the vehicle he felt an excessive...	1 ~ 2435 miles

FAQ

What year FIAT 500e is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 4 years, FIAT 500e models of 2016, 2015, 2014 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for FIAT 500e?

FIAT 500e models of 2013 and 2014 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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