At a glance
| Fiat 500e | Mitsubishi i-MiEV | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2013–2025 | 2010–2017 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 2,827 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 154 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,266 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | 101 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Fiat 500e | Mitsubishi i-MiEV | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.2% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −16% | — |
| US owner complaints | 52 | 14 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Service brakes |
| Model year with most complaints | 2013 (16) | 2012 (13) |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | 7 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 436 | 502 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 5 | 11 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Fiat 500e | Mitsubishi i-MiEV | |
|---|---|---|
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 0 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 49 kW (66 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,165 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €33,489 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 71,000 km | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).