2016 Fiat 500 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 14%of 14 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 4,558miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2016 Fiat 500, 14% of the 14 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,558 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.
“The car stopped working in the middle of the highway, started to give error messages and turned on engine service, transmission and parking brakes lights. A few seconds after we just got the message: drive mode unavailable and the car stopped. It was really dangerous and my family and I were in a terrible risk of have a pretty bad accident. We are really lucky that nothing happened to us, we could die that night.”
NHTSA complaint #10760850, filed 2015-09, 617 miles“Fiat 500e vehicle braking behavior is unexpectedly hard, sudden, or unpredictable until the user uses an obd scan tool with appropriate diagnostic software- and initiates brake controller sensor re-calibration. This option is found under the diagnostic menu under: ABS>renenerative brake controller>active diagnostics, and then selecting the procedure to start (rbc sensor calibration). Online forum users (please see link below) are currently using 3rd party software, at their own expense, to correct the braking deficiency (approximately $49). …”
NHTSA complaint #11288427, filed 2019-12, 8,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10219707Apr 7, 2016The customer may describe the upper switch pod buttons (electronic stability control, hazard, and rear defrost) on the center instrument panel bezel are sticking.
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Fiat 500
8 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 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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