2013 Fiat 500 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 5%of 166 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2013 Fiat 500, 5% of the 166 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,000 miles.
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.
“My headlights were intermittently failing to turn off, draining the battery and causing the need to jump the vehicle 3 times over a couple of months. I took the vehicle to a local shop (bill smith) and it was found to be working properly, no problems were found with the body control module or any other system. Then next week I took the vehicle in for a recall to reprogram power control module and this caused the headlights to stay on permanently, constantly draining the battery. …”
NHTSA complaint #11154487, filed 2018-11, 98,630 miles“When I first bought my car I had issues with a tail light going out within the first 6 months. Then a headlight 2 months after that then 12 months a taillight then another taillight and headlight well you see what I mean then they recalled a cluch on my car but they didnt have a replacemnt part yet and they never contacted me about the recall I assume it was this organization but when I was driving at night the cluch just dropped out from under my foot and almost cause me to crash when I recovered and had to stopo because of a red light I through on my emergancies and another tail light went…”
NHTSA complaint #10958017, filed 2017-03, 49,920 miles“The contact owns a 2013 Fiat 500. While driving 65 MPH, the headlights burned out. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 82,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10872661, filed 2016-06, 82,000 miles“Head light will not turn off . Drains the battery. Once fuse is removed the lights will then sut off only. This was since l purchase vehicle at dealership and hidden from me. Not told of problem . They hide it by removing the fuses.”
NHTSA complaint #11467104, filed 2022-06Related service bulletins
- 10217404Oct 13, 2015Flash: 1.4L Diagnostic And System Improvements This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. Customers may…
Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Fiat 500
80 complaintsEngine
22 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsBody and structure
10 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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