Fiat 500x Reliability
311 NHTSA complaints (2016–2022). Complaint rate: 110.2 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2016 Fiat 500x. The 2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Fiat 500x Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | 64 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 55 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 54 | 1.9% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 36 | 0.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 13 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 13 | 7.7% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 12 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 9 | 0.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 9 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016AVOID | — | 253 | 2 | 4 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 23 | 0 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 22 | 0 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019GOOD | — | 6 | 2 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
See also: Fiat 500xaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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