Reliability & cost of ownership
Fiat 124 Spider Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Fiat 124 Spider? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Fiat 124 Spider problems by model year
8 recall entries and 66 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 124 Spider | 1 | 8 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 124 Spider | 3 | 9 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 124 Spider | 2 | 16 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 124 Spider | 2 | 33 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Fiat 124 Spider, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags30 complaints
- electrical system8 complaints
- seat belts8 complaints
- engine7 complaints
- unknown or other6 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system4 complaints
- visibility/wiper3 complaints
- fuel system, gasoline3 complaints