2012 Fiat 500 air bags problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2012 Fiat 500 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The air bag light will come on then turn off Is their a malfunction of the air bag or is it just coming on and off and will the air bag respond normally in a crash it been happening for approximately a year now it hasn't been inspected”
filed Sep 25, 2022
“I bought this car from a dealer in Fortville (Carlux) who said it had a clean history, this car was meant to be driven by my 17 year old to school, after driving it for 1 week she noticed weird sounds on turning and the engine being very loud and not responding to acceleration or deceleration…”
filed Aug 29, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other 500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 500 | 2 | 2% |
| 2014 500 | 5 | 4% |
| 2013 500 | 10 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Fiat 500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.