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What 13 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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 (13)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (4)Body & structure (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Brakes (2)Airbags (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Steering (1)Visibility & wipers (1)

1 of 13 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters

Nov 19, 2020Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemFuel system

CAR STOPPED AND QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD VERY LITTLE TIME TO STEER CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RBS/ABS SYSTEM STARTED SLOWING THE CAR ON ITS OWN. I HAD ONLY BEEN GOING 30 MPH, HOWEVER HAD I BEEN IN A CENTER LANE ON A FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD.

NHTSA ODI 11375410

Working with the data? Download all 13 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 2017 Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio verdict →