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2016 Fiat 500 X

Gas

Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 1

Complaints3 crash · 3 fire · 4 injured reported 154

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 28 mpg

2018 2017 2016

The 2016 Fiat 500 X is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 500 X, is EPA-rated at 28 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 154 complaints, most often about the engine.

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Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
500 X	Gas	FWD	1.4L 4-cyl turbo	25	33	28	$2,950
500 X	Gas	FWD	2.4L 4-cyl	22	30	25	$2,700
500 X AWD	Gas	AWD	2.4L 4-cyl	21	29	24	$2,800

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 36199, 36200, 36242.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
500 X	5–6 / 10	Bin 5 / LEV-III ULEV125	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay
500 X, 500 X AWD	6 / 10	Bin 4	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	4
Displacement	2.4 L

Engine Output

Horsepower

184 hp

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Transmission

Drivetrain

FWD/Front-Wheel Drive

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: EASY(US-Mex), SPORT (CAN), LOUNGE, TREKKING, TREKKING PLUS). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	167.7 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	70.9 in
Height	63.0–63.4 in
Wheelbase	101.2 in
Track, front	60.6 in
Track, rear	60.6 in
Curb weight	2,967–3,278 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	61/39

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 3 configurations: 500X 4-door SUV AWD, 500X 4-door SUV FWD Automatic, 500X 4-door SUV FWD Manual. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

▲high

Power Train

S55

329,540 vehicles 81% reported repaired built May 29, 2014 – Jul 29, 2015

Problem Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and 2015 Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, RAM ProMaster, and 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions. The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral. On August 29, 2016 Chrysler added the 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles to this recall. Risk If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash. Fix Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module and if necessary replace the transaxle range sensor wire harness, free of charge. The recall began on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S55.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 16V529000 reported Jul 12, 2016 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific 500 X

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2016 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Fiat publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Fiat’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2016 Fiat 500 X, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

154complaints filed

3 involved a crash · 3 a fire · 4 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2016: 2 · 2017: 16 · 2018: 20 · 2019: 29 · 2020: 29 · 2021: 13 · 2022: 7 · 2023: 10 · 2024: 13 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 8

Most-cited components

Engine → 52

Power Train → 50

Electrical System 48

Unspecified 33

Exterior Lighting 14

Vehicle Speed Control 10

In depth: engine problems → · transmission and drivetrain problems →

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

My 2016 Fiat 500X started overheating with approximately 32,900 miles on it. I had the fan assembly and 50 amp fuse replaced. It is starting to make the same noise I had noticed weeks before it overheated again

Engine at 32,900 miles Jun 5, 2018 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11100049

The car is less than a year old and no more than 5000 miles. I now have a warning message "service engine - drive mode unavailable". Now remote start won't work nor will the traction control (i.e. The various drive modes). Fiat dealership is unable to diagnose or fix the problem

Electrical System Mar 28, 2018 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11081754

Car has approx 26k miles. Driving under normal conditions this morning and warning came on "service engine. Drive mode unavailable". I had the sun roof open as I was driving and I kept thinking I was smelling a hot or burning smell, but couldn't be sure. I popped the hood when I got home and didn't smell anything obvious.

Electronic Stability Control at 26,000 miles Mar 13, 2018 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11078895

When opening the driver side door, you feel a slight drop, it feels as if the door is unhinged. I took it to the dealer and was told that they had addressed it. The door is still doing the same thing. Is this a vehicle issue or could the car have been damaged at the dealer? I have addressed this twice and nothing is being corrected

Structure at 10,000 miles Mar 9, 2018 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11078327

Car was getting oil change at another facility. The workers noticed the undercarriage of the car was melted and deformed. There was major oil or other fluids leaking. Car was brought in and fixed several times before the transmission was replaced. It was fixed incorrectly and had to be towed in after being fixed. The car stopped driving.

Power Train at 18,000 miles Feb 12, 2018 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11072404

Brake pads replaced at 4,600 miles. Brakes were screaming. Starting car sets off service engine light and drive mode unavailable message. Dealership has not been able to figure the problem after 5 return visits

Service Brakes at 4,600 miles Oct 30, 2017 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11041469

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Fiat itself: 20 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 22 injured, as claimed, not verified. Every 500 X model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

When owners reported it

Reported at 40k

miles, typically

Half the 101 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 26,000 and 65,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.

under 10k 10

10k–20k 11

20k–30k 9

30k–40k 19

40k–50k 17

50k–60k 5

60k–70k 8

70k–80k 9

80k–90k 5

90k–100k 3

100k–150k 4

150k + 1

Median mileage by component

Component	Reports	Median miles	Vs same age
Power Train	36	39,000	0.75×
Engine	36	32,900	0.53×
Electrical System	32	40,000	0.89×
Unspecified	17	30,000	—

Vs same age is this model year’s median for the system divided by the median of every 2016-model-year complaint about the same system, all makes: under 1× means owners of this car reported it at lower mileage. Here, owners reported earlier than same-age vehicles: engine (0.53×). Which systems go early across the whole fleet: the component study.

Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 229

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-03-04

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 227 service bulletins, 2 others

Most often about: Electrical System, Equipment, Power Train, Engine, Parking Brake.

S1408000384 REV. J Service bulletin
2026-03-04 · Electrical System
Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs), or Battery Warning Lamp On
S1408000384 REV. I Service bulletin
2026-02-14 · Electrical System
Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS Related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs), or Battery Warning Lamp On
9100624 Service bulletin
2025-07-08 · Engine
Verify Reman part number availability. Order the "R" part number for all orders:
09-010-25 Service bulletin
2025-04-30 · Engine
"2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XS1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● Oil pressure low indicator lamp illumination between oil changes. ● Excessive oil consumption This bulletin involves performing an oil consumption verification test and possibly replacing the long block. "
S1408000384 REV. H Service bulletin
2025-01-25 · Electrical System
Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS Related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs), or Battery Warning Lamp On
S1408000384 REV. G Service bulletin
2025-01-07 · Electrical System
Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs), or Battery Warning Lamp On
U90 - Parts Ordering Other
2024-09-30 · Unknown Or Other
U90 - Parts Ordering
09-018-24 Service bulletin
2024-08-29 · Engine
"2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XB1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● Oil pressure low indicator lamp illumination between oil changes. ● Excessive oil consumption. This bulletin involves performing an oil consumption verification test and possibly replacing the long block."

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P0711	The transmission fluid temperature reading does not track what the transmission is doing.	Electrical System · Battery →	5 bulletins
P0335	A fault in the crankshaft position sensor circuit — the computer has lost track of where the crank is.	Power Train · Crankshaft position sensor →	4 bulletins
P1185	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	4 bulletins
P1CC9	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	4 bulletins
P0300	Misfire detected, but not isolated to one cylinder.	Equipment · Ignition coils →	3 bulletins
P0301	Cylinder 1 is misfiring.	Equipment · Ignition coils →	3 bulletins
P0302	Cylinder 2 is misfiring.	Equipment · Ignition coils →	3 bulletins
P0303	Cylinder 3 is misfiring.	Equipment · Ignition coils →	3 bulletins
P2299 P2299 on Fiat →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Vehicle Speed Control	3 bulletins
P0339 P0339 on Fiat →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	2 bulletins
P061B	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	2 bulletins
P06DD P06DD on Fiat →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	2 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 6.1%

failed emissions

627 initial inspections of 605 vehicles.

Measure	The 2016 500 X	Every 2016 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	6.1%	4.2%	625
Failed the safety inspection	1.3%	2.2%	627
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.16%	0.27%	627
Miles driven a year	8,698	10,028	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	89,582	103,109	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2016 vehicle” is every 2016 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

500 X by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2018 A 1 11 28 mpg 2017 A 1 15 28 mpg 2016 this page A 1 154 28 mpg

Common questions about the 2016 500 X

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2016 Fiat 500 X have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 1 recall campaign for the 2016 Fiat 500 X. The most serious on file is 16V529000, covering Power Train. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2016 Fiat 500 X?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2016 Fiat 500 X yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (92/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2016 Fiat 500 X?

Across the 3 EPA-rated configurations of the 2016 Fiat 500 X, the best EPA combined figure is 28 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2016 Fiat 500 X?

Transport Canada measured it at 167.7 in long, 70.9 in wide (body, without mirrors), 63.0–63.4 in tall, on a 101.2 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 2,967–3,278 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2016 Fiat 500 X?

Owners have filed 154 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Fiat 500 X, most often about engine, power train, electrical system. Of those, 3 involved a crash, 3 a fire, 4 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2016 Fiat 500 X?

The EPA smog rating for the 2016 Fiat 500 X runs 5 to 6 out of 10 across its configurations. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — Bin 4, Bin 5, LEV-III ULEV125 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2016 Fiat 500 X?

The manufacturer has filed 229 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2016 Fiat 500 X, most often covering electrical system, equipment, power train. The most recent is dated 2026-03-04. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2016 Fiat 500 X do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2016 Fiat 500 X failed the emissions check on 6.1% of first inspections — higher than the 4.2% for every 2016 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.3% (every 2016 vehicle: 2.2%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	3 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	3 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	1	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	154	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	229	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	8 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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