"How reliable is the 2014 Fiat 500L?"

"Based on 268 NHTSA complaints, the 2014 Fiat 500L has a median complaint mileage of 51299 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

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

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2014 Fiat 500L is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 268 total complaints filed."

2014 Fiat 500L: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 268 complaints

268

Total Complaints

51,299mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

26,316 25th Percentile

51,299 Median Mileage

83,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

123

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

STEERING

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

AIR BAGS

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS CAR HAS TOTALLY INCONSISTENT BRAKES. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE "BRAKE-BY-WIRE" ELECTRONICS, BUT I'D BET SO, AND THERE PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THEY CANNOT BE MODULATED NORMALLY. THEY GRAB AND SLAM THEMSELVES AT ONE INSTANT AND THE NEXT ARE SMOOTH AND EASY. JERKS YOU AROUND WITHO..."

"WHEN STOPPED ON A UPWARD SLOPE AND I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS 15 FEET OR MORE UNTIL I STEP ON THE BRAKE AGAIN. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THEREFORE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN NEUTRAL OR HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT ..."

"FIRST INCIDENT IN JAN. 2014 DEAD BATTERY, SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE WAITING IN DRIVE THROUGH LINE FOR FOOD. CAR ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL HORRIBLE. PEOPLE CAME RUNNING TO ME TELLING ME TO GET OUT OF CAR BECAUSE IT COULD BLOW UP. STEERING LOCKED . NEEDED TO START CAR AGAIN TO PUT INTO NEUT..."

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