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What 14 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Fiat 500 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 (14)Crash / fire / injury (3)Transmission & drivetrain (8)Brakes (3)Electrical system (3)Engine (3)Airbags (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)Body & structure (1)Suspension (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 14 complaints match · Body & structure · clear filters

Mar 31, 2020AirbagsBody & structureCrash1 injury

MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON MY DRIVERSIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS GOING 50MPH ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT. I WAS CROSSING THE STREET AT ABOUT 10-15MPH. NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG ENGAGED, SIDE CURTAIN, SEAT, ETC. IT WAS ON A CITY STREET AND THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS SPEEDING.

NHTSA ODI 11319855

Working with the data? Download all 14 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 2016 Fiat 500 Cabrio verdict →