Reliability & cost of ownership
Fiat 500x Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Fiat 500x? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Fiat 500x problems by model year
8 recall entries and 184 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 500x | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 500x | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 500x | 2 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 500x | 1 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 500x | 1 | 15 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 500x | 1 | 151 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Fiat 500x, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine64 complaints
- electrical system57 complaints
- power train56 complaints
- unknown or other36 complaints
- exterior lighting14 complaints
- vehicle speed control13 complaints
- electronic stability control (esc)12 complaints
- structure11 complaints