Reliability & cost of ownership
Husqvarna FE 501S Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Husqvarna FE 501S? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Husqvarna FE 501S problems by model year
12 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 FE 501S | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 FE 501S | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 FE 501S | 5 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 FE 501S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 FE 501S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |