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Aprilia Scarabeo 500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 22 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Aprilia Scarabeo 500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints22Top: Fuel system, gasolineSafety recalls12006–2009 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Aprilia Scarabeo 500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Scarabeo 500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'06'07'08'09
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
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2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/10010 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Aprilia Scarabeo 500 problems

All model years combined: 22 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline190
Exterior lighting30
Fuel system, other10
1 recall

Aprilia Scarabeo 500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Fuel system, gasoline: delivery08V-522 · 2006–2008 · Oct 7, 2008 · 850 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Scarabeo 500

  1. MOTOR SCOOTER STALLING - FUELPE08050 · 2006–2008 · closed Nov 21, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-522