"How reliable is the 2014 Fiat 500E?"

"Based on 24 NHTSA complaints, the 2014 Fiat 500E has a median complaint mileage of 6667 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2014 Fiat 500E?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2014 Fiat 500E is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 24 total complaints filed."

2014 Fiat 500E: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 24 complaints

Total Complaints

6,667mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

4,900 25th Percentile

6,667 Median Mileage

20,303 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

STRUCTURE:BODY

ENGINE

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500E. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V235000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS ONLY ABLE TO SERVICE TWO VEHICLES PER DAY. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REMEDY TH..."

"I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL IN THE MAIL STATING THAT REPAIRS WOULD BEGIN ON JULY 21, 2014. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT PARTS FOR THE REPAIR ARE DELAYED FOR 6 TO 8 WEEKS. I CALLED FIAT CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-888-242-6342 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABO..."

"I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FIAT REGARDING THE INVERTER THAT PROVIDES POWER TO THE MOTOR OF THE CAR. I MOVED FROM CA TO SC AND FIAT REFUSES TO REPAIR MY CAR. *TR"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28