Fiat 500L problems and complaints, 2014 to 2015

206 NHTSA owner complaints and 4 recalls across 2 model years, 2014 to 2015. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

206complaints
4recalls
5reported crashes
5reported fires
3reported injuries

Which Fiat 500L years should you avoid?

We cover 2 model years of the Fiat 500L, too few to say which stand out.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Injuries	Our read	Most reported
2015	23	2	0	0	Few red flags	Airbags
2014	183	3	5	3	Few red flags	Transmission and drivetrain

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 1 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Other systems1 (100%)

Recalls (4)

Transmission · 17V192000 · Mar 2017 · model year 2014
If the vehicle does not accelerate as expected, there may be an increased risk of a crash.
Airbags · 15V590000 · Sep 2015 · model year 2015
In the event of a crash, if the air bag does not inflate as designed, the front seat occupant is at an increased risk of injury.
Airbags · 14V481000 · Aug 2014 · model years 2014, 2015
If the knee airbag air bag does not deploy properly during a crash, there is an increased risk of driver injury.
Transmission · 14V103000 · Mar 2014 · model year 2014
If there is no effect, the vehicle might not shift out of the Park position. If there is a delayed effect, the vehicle may move in an unintended or unexpected direction, increasing the risk of a crash.