2012 Fiat 500 Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 37about this part
- Share
- 9%of 396 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 37 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2012 Fiat 500, 9% of the 396 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“One day my air bag failiure light came om along with a fuel cutoff unavailble light. Both of these lights were temporarily fixed by manually locking and unlocking the doors. Recently that fix has not worked. While these errors are happening my cruise control will not turn on at all.”
NHTSA complaint #11299935, filed 2020-01, 74,000 miles“My Fiat has less than 36k miles my driver's side door handle has broken off and has been on national back order for over a month. I can not even get it fixed right now. Also my starter does not work and I have to pop start the engine at the moment because I can not order the starter to replace it. The car has less than 36k miles”
NHTSA complaint #10896195, filed 2016-08, 35,250 miles“My gear shifter wire broken to the point it would gets stuck in drive or park or reverse even though I had shifted to a different position. When I would turn off my car even thought I put it in park it still believed that it was in reverse and would roll.”
NHTSA complaint #11047548, filed 2017-11, 49,000 miles“While driving, I attempted to shift from 3rd to 4th gear and the clutch would not depress and I was not able to shift. The car has always shifted well and was shifting fine until the moment that the clutch pedal could not not be depressed. There was no warning that clutch was about to fail. I was able to coast off the road to a safe location, but this could have been very dangerous if it would have happened during rush hour.”
NHTSA complaint #10744526, filed 2015-07, 37,400 miles“A few weeks ago, I woke up and drove to work in the morning. My Fiat parked, I worked, everything was good. 5 hours later, I get back to my car to drive home. I start my engine and the dashboard lights up saying, hill start error ... See owners manual . I thought to myself, welp, l guess I'll go see a mechanic now. . I lift the e-break, press down the break pedal, and then try to move the car into reverse, but it's locked in park. I turn off the car. I use google search on my phone to find my Fiat 500 owner's manual online. …”
NHTSA complaint #11232969, filed 2019-07, 89,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10221822Aug 15, 2020HVAC Control Panel Illumination Inoperative
- 10217978Apr 23, 2014Flash: Clock In The Cluster Gains Or Loses Time This bulletin involves updating the software in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). Some customers may notice that their clock may…
Other or unknown: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Fiat 500
201 complaintsElectrical system
63 complaintsEngine
51 complaintsAir bags
32 complaintsFuel system
23 complaintsSuspension
21 complaintsSteering
19 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsExterior lighting
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Fiat 500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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