2021 Fiat 500X

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2021 Fiat 500X failed the safety check 0.00% of the time — 100% less often than the average 2021 passenger car (0.95%). Median odometer at inspection: 20,093 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2021

51,090 new Fiat 500X cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2021; the largest markets were Italy (31,722), France (6,060), Spain (5,339).

Average mass

1,419 kg

Average CO₂

138 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

88 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 55% · Diesel 45%

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

Real-world fuel consumption

14,386 Fiat 500X cars first registered in Europe in 2021 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Petrol versions use 7.7 l/100 km on the road against 6.4 in the WLTP test (+21%).

Litres per 100 km from the cars' own fuel meters (OBFCM), collected in 2024; the year is the year of first registration. All years together · European Environment Agency · CC BY 4.0

Engines

The most common engines in 2021 Fiat 500X cars on Dutch roads are the 1.3 petrol (110 kW, 148 hp) and 1.0 petrol (88 kW, 118 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

406 first registered in 2021 are on Dutch roads; 56% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €32,135.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde89
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld35
• Band onvoldoende profiel27
• Band beschadigd24
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm14
• Mistlicht voor onjuist afgesteld11
• Remschijf ernstig gecorrodeerd9
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht6

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

1,656 cars built in 2021 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 13 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

In Finland

30 of these cars first registered in 2021 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 43,000 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

1 2021 cars are on the New Zealand register.

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

Optional

Lane departure warning

No

Best overall rating

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

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 9.1 L/100 km (about 26 mpg US), CO₂ 221 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 2021 Fiat 500X.

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 2021 Fiat 500X: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)