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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Fiat 500X Recalls

The 2016 Fiat 500X has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 12, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Fiat 500X. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
154

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 Fiat 500X, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2016 Fiat 500X

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
16V529000
Reported
July 12, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 329,540
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 4 other models

16V529000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2016 Fiat 500X complaints by year

NHTSA has received 154 owner complaints about the 2016 Fiat 500X, the newest on June 26, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2016 Fiat 500X, the component group named most often is the engine (34%), followed by the power train (32%) and the electrical system (31%).

The 2016 Fiat 500X's only recall also concerns the power train.

Where 2016 Fiat 500X owners gave the mileage (101 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine52
  • Power Train50
  • Electrical System48
  • Unknown Or Other33
  • Exterior Lighting14
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)10

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Fiat 500X received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20162
201716
201820
201929
202029
202113
20227
202310
202413
20257
20268

Complaints about the 2016 Fiat 500X peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 29. 44% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 154 complaints about the 2016 Fiat 500X are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Fiat 500X by model year

Other 2016 Fiat models

Newest record on this page: June 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted