2012 Fiat 500 Engine Problems
Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about engine problems on the 2012 Fiat 500, 13% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 33,417 miles.
- 51engine complaints
- 33,417median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 48%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
At what mileage do engine problems happen?
Based on 40 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 51 complaints, 1 mention a crash.
Fiat 500 engine complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists engine for the 2012 Fiat 500. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I've had 3 different issues with the transmission- There's been 1 recall on the clutch- The transmission put me in Great danger I was driving on the freeway about 60 mph when the car just popped into neutral- I was terrified and I managed to pull to safety to put the manual transmission into gear…
I bought this car about a year ago, ever since I got the car the first issue started within a month it just started to shut off for no reason first at a traffic light, afterward while I was driving called the dealership who sold me the car I was told to bring it to find out they did not have a…
Just like everyone else that owns a 2012 it won't hold oil pressure
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2012 Fiat 500s have engine problems?
No. NHTSA has 51 owner complaints about engine for the 2012 Fiat 500 (13% of the 396 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2012 Fiat 500 engine?
No recall currently lists engine for this vehicle.
At what mileage do engine problems start?
The median reported mileage is 33,417 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
Other 2012 Fiat 500 problems
See all 2012 Fiat 500 problems or engine problems across all 500 years.