2020 Fiat 500

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2020

133,411 new Fiat 500 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2020; the largest markets were Italy (31,329), Germany (24,269), France (17,671).

Average mass

1,068 kg

Average CO₂

122 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

53 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 93% · Electric 4.6% · LPG 2.1%

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 2020 Fiat 500 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.0 hybrid (52 kW, 70 hp), 1.2 petrol (51 kW, 68 hp) and 0.9 petrol (63 kW, 84 hp).

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

5,678 first registered in 2020 are on Dutch roads; 34% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €20,556.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde2,562
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld894
• Band onvoldoende profiel760
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht514
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm431
• Band beschadigd425
• Rem- of parkeerremkabel / buitenkabel ondeugdelijk106
• Mistlicht voor onjuist afgesteld99

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

13,125 cars built in 2020 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 97 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, 12,827 of these cars first registered in 2020 took their annual MOT test. 87% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2020 the figure was 88%.

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

125 of these cars first registered in 2020 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 44,000 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

3 2020 cars are on the New Zealand register; 67% arrived as used imports, 33% 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 2020 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 2020 Fiat 500: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)