FIAT 500eYears to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 52 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the FIAT 500e.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
FIAT 500e 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 500e median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Complaints by system
Most common FIAT 500e problems
All model years combined: 52 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
31Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury
13Fuel/propulsion system1 crash/fire/injury
7Power train
6Engine
3Air bags
3Structure
2Exterior lighting
2Electronic stability control (ESC)
1Service brakes
33 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 31 | 1 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 13 | 1 |
| Power train | 7 | 0 |
| Engine | 6 | 0 |
| Air bags | 3 | 3 |
| Structure | 3 | 3 |
| Exterior lighting | 2 | 0 |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 2 | 1 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 |
| 3 other systems | 3 | 0 |
6 recalls
FIAT 500e recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Exterior lighting: headlights25V-715 · 2024–2025 · Oct 21, 2025 · 2,195 vehiclesAir bags: frontal24V-510 · 2024 · Jul 3, 2024 · 337,128 vehiclesPropulsion system: traction battery16V-303 · 2013–2016 · May 16, 2016 · 16,584 vehiclesElectrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery15V-179 · 2013–2015 · Mar 27, 2015 · 5,660 vehiclesPropulsion system: traction battery14V-235 · 2013–2014 · May 7, 2014 · 4,141 vehiclesPower train13V-358 · 2013 · Aug 14, 2013 · 491 vehicles
1 investigation
NHTSA investigations of the 500e
- Pedestrian alert soundsLed to recall 22V-063