2013 Fiat 500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 6%of 166 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 29,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 2013 Fiat 500, 6% of the 166 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We had a severe accident on interstate 405 where a large SUV hit us from behind at speed and pushed us into a stationary truck. Both the rear and front of the car were severely damaged. We were moderately injured. Were given first aid by paramedics and we chose not to go to emergency and go to urgent care instead.”
NHTSA complaint #10980843, filed 2017-04, 41,000 miles“Takata recall - we hit a deer with our 2013 Fiat 500 lounge while driving on the highway. Over $5,000 in damage to the front of the car. None of the airbags deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #11150242, filed 2018-11, 77,000 miles“My 2013 Fiat 500 was hit on the driver's side of the car. The airbags did not deploy and I broke my arm and had a head injury... Updated 08-20-14 --updated 08-26-14 updated 09/2/2014”
NHTSA complaint #10614805, filed 2014-07, 14,649 miles“Defect in manufacture of the driver side seat belt latch causes the seat belt to fail, (no longer latch), which in turn causes the air bag to disable while the driver is in their seat and the vehicle is in motion. Failure occurs at any speed. Exposes driver and front-seat passenger to danger of serious injury or death in the case of an accident.”
NHTSA complaint #11255158, filed 2019-09, 83,000 miles“Expressway driving at 55mph when traffic came to an abrupt halt. Hard breaking transpired, attempt at evasion, resulting in a front impact into the rear of another vehicle, and then a rebound impact into a retainment wall on the drivers side. None of the 7 airbags deployed...updated 05/07/15 updated 9/16/2015”
NHTSA complaint #10712093, filed 2015-04, 20,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Fiat 500
80 complaintsEngine
22 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsTires
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Fiat 500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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