Feb 18, 2024Brakes
Just before coming to a stop the brakes grab and jerk the car. The brakes work normally otherwise.
NHTSA ODI 11572652
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What 13 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Fiat 500 Bev
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)
2 of 13 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters
Jul 17, 2022Electrical systemBrakes
The PCM system does not work at all and brakes seem off—either they stop too hard or drag when pressing in them
NHTSA ODI 11474371
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 Bev verdict →