2013 FIAT 500 consumer reviews

Besides awesome mileage & stress free fun driving, my Pop 500 surprises me with unknown features like: WARNING. BLACK ICE ON ROAD AHEAD OR LOOSE GAS CAP: Displayed on the instrument panel. Its better on ice & snow than my wife's Honda CR-V.

Don't let the compact size fool you- the cockpit fits wonderfully! The dashboard is laid out stylishly and seems very modern and high tech. I wouldn't want to have to ride in the back seat- I seldom have more than one passenger, anyway. This car will be the next one I own (or a newer model).

This little Fiat 500 Abarth is a little rocket! Love the feel of the car as well as the gas mileage. Would definitely recommend this vehicle to anyone looking for gas mileage and just overall fun!

You won't be able to find a more unique car for this price tag. I really like the personality of the car, and surprising performance that it outputs from the small engine. In my opinion, overall it's a great car. Fun, Gas-Friendly, Reliable, Unique & Cheap!

I really liked its character and uniqueness. Furthermore, I didn't have any mechanical issues for the 2 years that I had it. Overall I'm happy with my purchase.

Owned for a year ish and i couldnt be happier. Here's why, light weight, small compact, unbelivebly fast, noise it makes gets people attention everywhere you go, reliable(to me at least), i do bunch of things with this lil car and get compliment everywhere i go. Now the sad part is if you gonna bring to dealers expect for a longgggggg wait schedule i tried to have my ac fixed under warranty n was told 2 months no loaner provided, but hey all in all its a very great package more pros than cons and i love it.

I love it. I bought it as a commuter car and got the abarth edition for the pep and go kart like handling. A blast to drive and easy on the wallet.

Bought the Fiat 500 as a second commuter car. It drives well, not much power but runs well at highway speed. Clutch is problematic and feels "soft". Dash EVIC is way too difficult to figure out or it doesn't work right. Odometer reset is in the wrong spot. Controls are not intuitive. Cheap plastic throughout. I worry about long term reliability

I love this car every time I see it, drive it and so do the people who see it too, people are still discovering what great cars Fiat are. I would buy it over and over again and I just turned 100k miles it still looks and runs like brand new

I have owned this car for a year. I've put a lot of miles on it in that time, as I frequently travel for work, and I have been in one accident in this vehicle. Let me begin by saying that I love my car so much. As a small woman (read "short"), I needed something that would allow me to reach the pedals and see over the steering wheel simultaneously. Seat elevation makes this not only possible, but also comfortable. Also, there is a surprising amount of cargo space available when you fold down the back seats, which in my experience are worthless as seats anyway. I was looking for a good to and from work car that I could rely on for a couple of years, and to date I have not been disappointed. I have been surprised, however, by how enjoyable this car has made my long-distance travel experiences. This car makes you want to take a road trip through mountains or countryside for the joy of it, and the excellent gas mileage I have experienced makes that a dangerously enticing option. It maneuvers like a dream given its size, and it takes steep hills like a champ (just ask anyone in San Fransisco). On safety, I have been in an accident in which I collided with another vehicle after being hit from behind. I felt very little of that initial impact and none of the second. I have back problems from a separate accident, and the fact that I didn't immediately need to see my doctor is amazing to me given the severity of my existing problems. I have also been approached by a vehicular homicide detective about my car as he was seeking something small for his daughter. He was impressed by the people he sees walk away from accidents after being cut out of this car. I can say for my part, I feel safer just knowing that I can see everything around my vehicle from the driver's seat. In hindsight, I paid a very good price for my car considering market value, but I would have happily paid more given the reliability and safety alone, to say nothing of the experience of driving this car. That said, I can never recommend buying a new Fiat given their depreciation rates. This is not a Honda. You will have no resell value when you're done with it. I know I've just spent 20 minutes telling you how great this car is, so let me point out the flaws. I will have to nitpick on this one. Firstly, this is not a 4-passenger car as advertised. A child seat will "fit" in the back if you move the front seats all the way forward. That said, no one will be comfortable with that arrangement, so points off for vehicle capacity. Secondly, the vehicle supposedly has a bluetooth connection, that said I have never managed to get it to work and I have worked in IT and would consider myself more than tech savvy. Finally, the front passenger seat does not elevate unlike the driver's seat. Not the end of the world, but something to consider if you want to take friends on a road trip. All-in-all, this is a solid car. Great MPG with conservative driving (don't accelerate to a red light then slam the breaks), plenty of cargo space, good for two people and no more, AC still blows cold in under 30 second on a 100 degree day in Florida, and it will keep you safe in a collision.