NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Fiat 500 Recalls
The 2013 Fiat 500 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 15, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Fiat 500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 165
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Fiat 500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2013 Fiat 500
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- Campaign
- 19V817000
- Reported
- November 15, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51,788
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 500
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 16V302000
- Reported
- May 16, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,185
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2016 500
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 15V291000
- Reported
- May 18, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,851
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 500
Power train: manual transmission: floor shift assembly
- Campaign
- 19E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012, 2014–2018 500
2013 Fiat 500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 165 owner complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500, the newest on September 29, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500, the component group named most often is the power train (48%), followed by the engine (13%) and the electrical system (10%).
4 of the 2013 Fiat 500's 4 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2013 Fiat 500 owners gave the mileage (113 complaints), the median was 44,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train79
- Engine22
- Unknown Or Other18
- Electrical System17
- Fuel/Propulsion System12
- Air Bags10
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 34 | |
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 34. 35% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Fiat 500 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Fiat 500 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured Fiat 500 years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 165 complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Fiat 500 by model year
Other 2013 Fiat models
Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted