Fiat 500X Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 187 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Fiat 500X (2016–2023). The most-complained-about year is 2016.
Pick your Fiat 500X model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Fiat 500X | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Fiat 500X | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 Fiat 500X | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Fiat 500X | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 Fiat 500X | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 Fiat 500X | 1 | 11 |
| 2017 Fiat 500X | 1 | 15 |
| 2016 Fiat 500X | 1 | 154 |
What Fiat 500X owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 187 complaints with NHTSA. The 2016 model year has the most, with 154.
All Fiat 500X recalls (6)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Fiat 500X, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Air bags: frontal and seat belts: front
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2018-2025 Alfa Romeo Stelvio, 2019-2023 Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade, and 2024 Fiat 500E vehicles. A seat belt buckle switch sensor may be improperly connected, preventing the front seat air bag from deploying as intended.
Remedy: Dealers will repair the connection, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning August 27, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this…
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Caliper (service brakes)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2020 Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X vehicles. The right rear brake caliper could have been fractured during the casting process.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the right rear brake calipers, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at…
Model years: 2020
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Air bag/restraint control module (air bags) and software (electrical system)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2019 Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X vehicles. Incorrect software may cause the occupant restraint controller (ORC) module to disable certain passive safety features.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the ORC module software, free of charge. The recall began May 2, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler's customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this…
Model years: 2019
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Electrical system: front underhood
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Jeep Renegade, Compass and Grand Cherokee, RAM 1500 and Promaster, Fiat 500x, Dodge Journey, Challenger, Charger and Durango and Chrysler 300x vehicles, 2017-2018 Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country vehicles and 2018-2019 Jeep Cherokee and 2018 Chrysler…
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began October 2, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number…
Model years: 2018
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Pressure monitoring and regulating systems (tires)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Fiat 500X vehicles. When the vehicle has a tire with low tire pressure, the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning light may not illuminate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 138, "Tire Pressure…
Remedy: Fiat will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for…
Model years: 2017
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Automatic transmission (power train)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and 2015 Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, RAM ProMaster, and 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions. The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission…
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module and if necessary replace the transaxle range sensor wire harness, free of charge. The recall began…
Model years: 2016
Other Fiat models
- 500811 complaints
- 500L209 complaints
- 124 Spider65 complaints
- 500E52 complaints
- 1240 complaints
- 1280 complaints
- 1310 complaints
- 8500 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.