Fiat 500X
Registered from 2016 to 2023.
About this model
The Fiat 500X is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Stellantis, since its debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Following the 500L, and produced from 2014 to 2024, the 500X is closely related to the Jeep Renegade. Both are manufactured at FCA's SATA Plant in Melfi, Italy.
From the Wikipedia article Fiat 500X, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Power train: more complaints than 91% of 2016 cars — 32% of its 154 complaints, where an ordinary 2016 car has 15%.
- Electrical system: more complaints than 90% of 2016 cars — 31% of its 154 complaints, where an ordinary 2016 car has 17%.
- Exterior lighting: more complaints than 90% of 2016 cars — 9% of its 154 complaints, where an ordinary 2016 car has 4%.
- Electronic stability control (esc): more complaints than 95% of 2016 cars — 6% of its 154 complaints, where an ordinary 2016 car has 2%.
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.
- ENGINE — 20 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN — 20 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 7 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- STRUCTURE — 6 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE — 4 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE — 4 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 4 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE — 4 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,ENGINE — 4 owners reported this
- AIR BAGS — 3 owners reported this, 3 involving a crash, 1 involving a fire
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 3 owners reported this
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 3 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE — 2 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE — 2 owners reported this
- SEAT BELTS — 2 owners reported this
- STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE — 2 owners reported this
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 2 owners reported this
- AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 1 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES — 1 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE — 1 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION — 1 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES — 1 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 1 owners reported this
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) — 1 owners reported this
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — 1 owners reported this
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 1 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 1 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 1 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE — 1 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 1 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) — 1 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — 1 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES — 1 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 1 owners reported this
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 owners reported this
- STEERING — 1 owners reported this
- STEERING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) — 1 owners reported this
- STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE — 1 owners reported this
- STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 1 owners reported this
- STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 owners reported this
- STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS — 1 owners reported this
- SUSPENSION,ENGINE — 1 owners reported this
- SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN — 1 owners reported this
- SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE — 1 owners reported this
- TIRES — 1 owners reported this
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE — 1 owners reported this
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Optional |
| Lane departure warning | Optional |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 177 hp · 1487 kg · 2570 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2022 | 177 hp · 1487 kg · 2570 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2021 | 177 hp · 1487 kg · 2570 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2020 | 177 hp · 1487 kg · 2570 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2019 | 177 hp · 1487 kg · 2570 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2018 | 180 hp · 1404 kg · 2570 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2017 | 180 hp · 1404 kg · 2570 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2016 | 180 hp · 1404 kg · 2570 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
77% of 2022 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.
16V529000
If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
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 on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S55.
17V146000
Driving a vehicle with an underinflated tire may result in tire failure and increase the risk of a crash.
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 this recall is T16.
18V524000
A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
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 for this recall is U87.
19V287000
Deactivated passive safety features can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
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 recall is V42.
19V909000
A cracked right rear brake caliper can fail, reducing braking performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
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 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is VE8.
24V510000
A front seat air bag that does not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
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 recall is 82B.
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 13 bulletins about the 2023 500X.
- Electrical system: 3
- Equipment: 3
- Engine: 1
- Engine and engine cooling: 1
- Power train: 1
- Seats: 1
- Structure: 1
- Suspension: 1
- Other: 1
- 948TE Transmission Reaction Shaft Service Bushing Kit Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code… · October 2025
- Verify Reman part number availability. Order the "R" part number for all orders: · July 2025
- "Check Engine Light Illuminated - Erroneous Fault Codes Set Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician must find one or more… · June 2025
- Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs),… · March 2024
- PSU Oil Pump Assy · January 2024
- 2nd Row Center Seat Lazy Or Slow When Folding. · January 2024
- Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring… · January 2024
- LIFTER, Hydraulic Roller Deactivating Please do not replace MDS lifters because the disconnecting pin is not lined up, this is normal and not a defect. · October 2023
5 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.