Fiat 500 recalls
Known and open recall campaigns for the Fiat 500, from EU market registers. Each source is shown on its own. Recalls apply to production windows, so check the dates against the specific car. This is advisory, not a per-VIN history.
RDW NL open-recall prevalence
In the Dutch RDW register, 0.4% of the 142,730 registered Fiat 500 cars currently carry at least one open (uncompleted) recall, as of 2026-07-13. This is a true EU fleet rate, the strongest market-relevance signal on this page.
EU Safety Gate campaigns
The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 24 logged for this model.
- 2024-11-29 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/03352/24.
- 2023-10-27 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/02568/23.
- 2023-07-14 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref A12/01603/23.
- 2023-04-28 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref A12/00943/23.
- 2022-10-21 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref A12/01449/22.
- 2022-06-10 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00831/22.
- 2021-09-17 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01313/21.
- 2021-09-17 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01319/21.
- 2021-05-14 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00649/21.
- 2021-04-16 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00489/21.
- 2020-03-20 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00416/20.
- 2019-07-12 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/1036/19.
KBA (Germany) campaigns
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 46 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.
- 2025-05-19 Ref 14740R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung Assistenzsystem. Production: 14.03.2024 - 11.06.2024.
- 2024-11-04 Ref 14485R Risk: Antriebsverlust / Brandgefahr. Production: 21.09.2021 - 10.11.2023.
- 2024-10-18 Ref 14431R Risk: Bremsausfall. Production: 20.07.2023 - 27.07.2024.
- 2024-07-16 Ref 14017R Risk: Fehler im CoC. Production: 22.01.2021 - 01.12.2023.
- 2024-02-06 Ref 13545 Risk: Defekter Rückfahrschalter im Getriebe kann dazu führen, dass die Rückfahrscheinwerfer, die Rückfahrkamera und die hinteren Parksensoren nicht aktiviert werden.. Production: 2023 - 2023.
- 2024-01-17 Ref 13496 Risk: Fehler in der Programmierung des Motorsteuergerätes führt dazu, dass der in der Instrumententafel angezeigte Gesamtkilometerstand nicht korrekt ist.. Production: 2021 - 2022.
- 2023-10-17 Ref 13245 Risk: Fehlerhaft befestigter Querlenker kann sich lösen. Es besteht die Gefahr eines Kontrollverlustes über das Fahrzeug.. Production: 2023 - 2023.
- 2023-06-12 Ref 12817 Risk: Defekte 48V-Batterie kann zur Überhitzung führen. Im schlimmsten Fall besteht Brandgefahr.. Production: 2022 - 2023.
- 2023-04-17 Ref 12437 Risk: Kontaminierte Batteriezellen der Hochvolt-Antriebsbatterie können zum Fahrzeugbrand führen.. Production: 2020 - 2021.
- 2022-12-14 Ref 12376 Risk: Mangelhafte CO/NoX-Umwandlungseffizienz im Katalysator führt zu erhöhten Abgaswerten.. Production: 2015 - 2016.
- 2022-10-17 Ref 12172 Risk: Die Verschraubung des 12V-Pluspols an der Zusatzbatterie unter dem Fahrersitz könnte mit einem zu geringen Drehmoment ausgeführt sein. In der Folge kann es zu einem Ausfall des Elektroantriebs kommen. Eine Brandgefahr kann nicht ausgeschlossen werden.. Production: 2022 - 2022.
- 2022-05-24 Ref 11840 Risk: Zu geringes Drehmoment an den Kontermuttern der Spurstange kann zum Verbindungsverlust und Ausfall der Lenkung führen.. Production: 2022 - 2022.
How this compares
Among the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for, the Fiat 500 ranks #42 by overall signal strength. Its 24 EU Safety Gate campaigns are more than the median of 17 for this set. Its 46 KBA campaigns are more than the median of 34. Its RDW open-recall share is fewer than the 6.6% median.
Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.
Typical mileage for the Fiat 500
Pair these recall signals with the odometer distribution for the model year you are looking at:
Check one specific Fiat 500 before you buy
A recall list is model-level. To see the official odometer history for one car and flag a rollback, run the free mileage check on its VIN.