Fiat 500L
Registered from 2014 to 2020.
About this model
The Fiat 500L is a car which was manufactured by Fiat Serbia from 2012 to 2022 and marketed by Fiat globally. A five-door mini MPV based on a variant of the FCA Small Wide platform, it was initially only produced in a two-row, five-seater confugration, with a lengthened three-row, seven-seater version called the 500L Living introduced in 2013 for the European market. In 2017, the 500L received an intermediate facelift, with revised front and rear fascias along with In-car entertainment updates and interior revisions. By early 2018, production reached 500,000 units. The 500L was discontinued in the North American market after model year 2020.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat 500L, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Power train: more complaints than 99% of 2014 cars — 67% of its 183 complaints, where an ordinary 2014 car has 14%.
- Vehicle speed control: more complaints than 92% of 2014 cars — 11% of its 183 complaints, where an ordinary 2014 car has 5%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- POWER TRAIN — 79 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash, 4 involving a fire
- POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 10 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- POWER TRAIN,ENGINE — 8 owners reported this
- ENGINE — 6 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE — 5 owners reported this
- STEERING — 5 owners reported this
- AIR BAGS — 4 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 4 owners reported this
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 4 owners reported this
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 160 hp · 1476 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2019 | 160 hp · 1476 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2018 | 160 hp · 1476 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2017 | 160 hp · 1476 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2016 | 160 hp · 1476 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2015 | 160 hp · 1476 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2014 | 160 hp · 1476 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
61% of 2015 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
14V103000
If there is no effect, the vehicle might not shift out of the Park position. If there is a delayed effect, the vehicle may move in an unintended or unexpected direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shifter module or update the shifter software, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 31, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number associated with this recall is P06.
14V481000
If the knee airbag air bag does not deploy properly during a crash, there is an increased risk of driver injury.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's knee air bag, free of charge. The recall began on September 26, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P42.
15V590000
In the event of a crash, if the air bag does not inflate as designed, the front seat occupant is at an increased risk of injury.
Fiat will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on October 15, 2015. Owners may contact Fiat customer service at 1-888-242-6342. Chrysler's number for this recall is R54.
17V192000
If the vehicle does not accelerate as expected, there may be an increased risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the PCM software, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2017. Owners may the Fiat Information Center at 1-888-242-6342. Chrysler's number for this recall is T19.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Fiat filed one bulletin about the 2020 500L.
- Engine: 1
- Verify Reman part number availability. Order the "R" part number for all orders: · July 2025
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.