2018 Fiat 500

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Fiat 500, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Wheels1
• Visibility1
• Service brakes1
• Seats1
• 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

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2018 Fiat 500 failed the safety check 2.11% of the time — 28% more often than the average 2018 passenger car (1.65%). Median odometer at inspection: 30,392 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Registered new in Europe in 2018

168,118 new Fiat 500 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2018; the largest markets were Italy (41,885), France (23,656), Germany (23,290).

Average mass

1,000 kg

Average CO₂

143 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

56 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 93% · LPG 3.9% · Diesel 3.4%

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 2018 Fiat 500 cars on Dutch roads are the 0.9 petrol (59 kW, 79 hp), 1.2 petrol (51 kW, 68 hp) and 0.9 petrol (77 kW, 103 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

6,322 first registered in 2018 are on Dutch roads; 32% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €20,325.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde2,856
• Band onvoldoende profiel1,376
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld965
• Band beschadigd852
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht689
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm574
• Uitlaatsysteem niet gasdicht / onveilige afvoer uitlaatgasse328
• Rem- of parkeerremkabel / buitenkabel ondeugdelijk319

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

23,923 cars built in 2018 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 235 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, 23,623 of these cars first registered in 2018 took their annual MOT test. 83% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2018 the figure was 84%.

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

96 of these cars first registered in 2018 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 60,000 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

7 2018 cars are on the New Zealand register; 57% arrived as used imports, 43% were sold new in New Zealand.

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

Crash-test ratings

NHTSA 5-star results for 2 variants; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Electronic stability control

Standard

Forward collision warning

No

Lane departure warning

No

Best overall rating

—

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 4 variants: combined 7.8–8.7 L/100 km (about 27–30 mpg US), CO₂ 182–202 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2018 Fiat 500.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

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 2018 Fiat 500: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation