2011 Fiat 500

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2011 Fiat 500, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Service brakes1
• Unknown or other1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2011

145,906 new Fiat 500 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2011; the largest markets were Italy (57,872), the United Kingdom (24,356), France (17,985).

Average mass

1,050 kg

Average power

81 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 88% · Diesel 11% · LPG 0.7%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2011 Fiat 500 cars on Dutch roads are the 0.9 petrol (63 kW, 84 hp), 1.2 petrol (51 kW, 68 hp) and 1.4 petrol (103 kW, 138 hp), out of 5 versions with at least 20 cars.

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

10,557 first registered in 2011 are on Dutch roads; 35% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €16,369.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde6,367
• Band onvoldoende profiel4,066
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld2,702
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm1,996
• Band beschadigd1,872
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt1,806
• Licht- donkerscheiding dimlicht onduidelijk1,656
• Schokdemper ondeugdelijk bevestigd1,643

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

19,808 cars built in 2011 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 986 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 19,061 of these cars first registered in 2011 took their annual MOT test. 60% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2011 the figure was 63%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

357 of these cars first registered in 2011 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 129,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

68 2011 cars are on the New Zealand register; 25% arrived as used imports, 75% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2011 Fiat 500.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Fiat told its dealers about the 2011 Fiat 500: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)