Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Fiat 500X has 46 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
46
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Car suddenly slowed down while driving on Christmas Day. This was a very unsafe situation because I ... |
| Dec 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, th... |
| Nov 29, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated while driving 30-35 MPH, several messages stat... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving, the vehicle will randomly shift to Neutral with a message appearing about shifting ge... |
| Sep 23, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Driving on the highway approximately 55 MPH and the vehicle went automatically went into neutral tha... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated that on two occasions while driving approximat... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | My car spontaneously shifts from driving to neutral while I am actively driving it. This has happene... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | There’s a recall on this specific year make and model and my powertrain is doing the exactly malfunc... |
| Nov 9, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated that on two separate occasions, the vehicle st... |
| Oct 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated upon making a complete stop at a traffic light... |
| Jun 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I lease a 2016 fiat 500x in may of 2020. I received a letter saying there was a recall on my vehicle... |
| May 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle unexpectedly shifted into neutral while in drive |
| Oct 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Since the car was purchased, the electrical system seems to have an issue that no dealership has bee... |
| Aug 23, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE | 1 year after purchase the car started having electrical issues, hard gear shifting, turns off or fai... |
| Apr 16, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2016 FIAT 500X EASY SPORT AWD. I TOOK MY CAR IN LAST YEAR DUE TO A CODE IT WAS THREW RELATING TO EN... |
| Nov 10, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | MY CAR DIDN'T START AND THEN FINALLY DID. WHILE DRIVING IT STALLED,ALL OF A SUDDEN I GOT CONTROL ENO... |
| Nov 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING CONSTANT ISSUES AND THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN WITH FIAT CARS. |
| Oct 22, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE CAR RANDOMLY JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I MUST TRY TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER... |
| Aug 10, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | RECEIVED (2) RECALL NOTICES SO FAR ON MY 2016 500X EASY AWD, 1) FOR POWERTRAIN - CAR SHIFTS TO NEUTR... |
| Aug 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LIKE EVERYONE ELSE ON HERE MY CAR HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES. CAR SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. FU... |