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What 120 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (120)Crash / fire / injury (16)Transmission & drivetrain (65)Electrical system (21)Engine (19)Speed control (7)Body & structure (6)Airbags (5)Steering (5)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (4)Lights (4)Brakes (3)

1 of 120 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 21, 2018LightsFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BENSON FIAT (500 A W HAMPTON BLVD, GREER, SC 29650) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS AND SOCKETS WERE MELTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWO YEARS AGO BY THE SAME DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,025. *TT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11153056

Working with the data? Download all 120 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 24, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio verdict →