2012 FIAT 500 consumer reviews

I've owned my Fiat 500 for nearly 5 years now. I've put all of its 83000 miles on it myself and I am still in love with it. It's never left me stranded and has been extremely affordable to purchase, operate, and maintain. Best car ever. I'm 5'11" and a I'm a big man, and this is an extremely comfortable car. (In the front seat).

Some of 2012 license plate lights cannot be replaced you have to replace entire handle. Door handles are known to break off.

I have had this car for almost 3 years without any major problems, it has been an awesome car for driving around in the city. It is super fun to drive aggressively, sometimes it does feel a bit lethargic, but that is to be expected as it only has 101 horsepower stock. My only complaint is some of the build quality is not very good, but these were all cosmetic issues that Fiat replaced free of charge. I have been extremely impressed with their customer satisfaction! It is a great car, and I would highly recommend it.

2012 Fiat. its not terrible. my friends make fun of me for it, but i got stuck with it after a break up. its not bad. smooth ride, great to bob and weave outta traffic, sporty, fits in small places. it has 48,000 miles and may have a minor oil leak but thats coming from an oil lube shop (Grease xxxxxx). windows fog up pretty badly wich is very annoying.

I bought a 2012 Pop, put around 13,000 miles on it. Took it in for an oil change, the Fiat dealer made me an offer on a 2013 Sport model that I could not pass up. My sport is the most fun car I've ever owned, you really have to drive one to understand the feeling. Best design and quality for the money, comes with tons of standard features. The manual says to open it up some during break in period, so I found a safe road and took it up to 125 mph. I stayed quiet and solid and still had plenty of pedal left. Driving can be bland or exciting, and the 500 sport is exciting every time I get behind the wheel. I would recommend either the Pop or the Sport model, but get a stick shift and use the "sport" button for more aggressive driving. Also, expect to have people ask you tons of questions about your Fiat should you decide to get one. I enjoy bragging about my sport, so it doesn't bother me at all.

Awesome value and great commuter car! Getting about 38 mpg on the highways and no mechanical problems so far.

I purchased brand new Fiat and my daughter got flat tire, when we called to roadside assistant for fiat tirer to be changed, we found out the car is not equiped with spare tire jack and tools, and the tires are not flat running tires. They towed the car after long time wait to the dealer. The dealer they told me we do not fix flat tires you have to buy a new tire, and i paid for a new tire. Can you imagine if you got flat tire in the middle of high way or in the middle of the road in arizona for hours no city or gas station arround you , what would happened to you?? it is life endangerment

Johnny Rodriguez is one of the best sales person I have the pleasure to meet. he was Very patient and very calm. every one at the fiat dealership was awesome but Johnny was the BEST ! I give him a rating of a perfect 10 my experience was pleasant thank you :)

To get started, i bought this car on june 27th, 2012. It looked good and i thought i had a great car. I bought the pop with the manuel in it. On may 15th 2013 my car developed a electronic problem which told me to turn off the vehicle because of low oil pressure. The car was in the shop about 3 weeks. Seat belt retractor for driver also had to be replaced. I drove the car another 8500 miles and again the same thing happened. The dealer again told me the same thing. But unlike the last time, this time the shop replaced a number items in the engine. Camshaft, cylinder head gasket, intake manifold gasket, variable valve actuator assembly, etc. This was about another 3 weeks. That lasted about 2000 miles and now the same malfunction is happening again. This is the 3rd time and it is sure getting old. I have been told it may be in the shop this time for up to a month. Fiat only will give me a rental for 5 days I would have been better off buying an old used car that i can rebuild.

Excellent car gas mileage 37 - 42 mpg, great traction control on snow and ice, front seats have plenty of room, back seats are a little small though, stereo system sounds excellent, some wind noise past 65 mph, hands free phone system works good, sirius satellite radio built in, I have the manual transmission which shifts very smoothly, Overall if you want a small affordable car with lots of standard features take a look at the fiat 500.