2014 FIAT 500e consumer reviews

This small little car was built with all the knowledge and technical experience of Bosch together with Fiat it works amazing , never see the pump anymore,

We've had the 2016 500e for almost a year, and it is really the best car for any dense urban / suburban area. Dirt cheap, because many are coming off lease. The Bosch mechanicals are shared with the BMW i3 and are very robust compared to the ICE 500 I used to own (still a fun car). Would not recommend installing a 220, Level 2 charger in your home unless your commute is 30+ miles or this is your only car. The Level 1 it comes with is more than enough to charge it to 100% overnight after normal use every day. Also, it's FAST and can make its own parking.

If you do most of your driving around town and within 40 miles of your house you can essentially stop paying for gas. Before you consider an electric vehicle, you may have to consider your daily commute length in miles, whether you have a 220v plug inside of your garage or if you do not have a garage, if you have one nearby on an exterior wall. I have neither, but I do have a free charger 1 mile from my house which is not inconvenient to use at all. The best charging network in my area is Chargepoint. I recommend downloading the apps, and driving around looking at utility companies and city facilities to see what kind of free charging options may be near by. I have had no problems always charging for free and in fact in about a month, I've never paid for a charge. If you can charge within 1 mile of your house it's not inconvenient at all and the chargepoint app lets you monitor your charge and lets you see when chargers become available. If you do have to pay for charges, the cost to charge this up 12x at home based on average electricity costs and about 1000 miles a month is about $20 in most of the country, maybe even less. If you live in CA or HI, you can expect double or triple that price. IN CA if you have PGE especially. We got ours used with 16k miles on it out the door for $9,600 as our main car and a gas guzzling 12-14mpg 20 year old SUV as our just in case we need to go far car (which we plan to replace with a 40+ mpg hybrid within 3 years or a used chevy BOLT or Tesla 3) Prior to getting this car I was paying about $280 on average and up to $500 a month for fuel. The payment + full coverage is $180 a month. If I dumped all the savings onto the payment I'd have it comfortably paid off in 3-4 years and then would just be racking up hundreds of dollars in savings every month until the battery breaks. Biggest downside so far: Fiat dealerships are few and far between, they know they don't make money on repairs for these cars because there's not much to break on them other than some suspension and potentially some electrical components. We hit a curb and had to have it towed to a dealership, you have to request a flat bed, some tow truck drivers aren't familiar with how to tow these vehicles, and then the dealership lied to me about and told me the tire I had on the car was no longer produced and that I needed to replace all four tires. Other downsides: FORGET about being able to use the A/C as you please and especially the heater. These two features eat up energy like you would not believe. If you live in a very warm climate and can't get by with the windows down, it might be a deal breaker. Same for very cold places. The seats are heated which is nice in cold weather but if you live in like Michigan or something it might not be enough. The interior is pretty plasticky and the overall fit and finish of the car isn't great. We drove a spark too and just couldn't find one that was as great of a bargain, but the fit and finish is much better and the dealer network for Chevy is much larger than Fiat (at least where I live). Battery cost is prohibitive. Things I've read online place a replacement battery at around $23,500 to $36,000. I did find re-manufactured batteries online for $3500 but IDK. In California, the batteries are mandated by law to be protected for 8 years or 100k miles. If the battery goes bad after that, it may be a big paper weight. The Spark is no longer made, but currently the battery replacement cost per the dealership was $6000. Bottom line: This car is not for everybody, but if you do mostly city driving and especially if you're taking miles off of a car that is very inefficient, this could be the right car for you. There are definite trade-offs but they have been mostly a non-issue.

I love this car since it is so quick. People ride in it and they cannot believe how fast it is off of the line. The power makes it fun to drive. Although the car is small, the doors and body are solid. I charge it at work for free. However, when I do need to charge it at home, I pay my electric company (City of Riverside, CA) about 13 cents per kwh. A full charge is 24 kwh, so I end up getting about 90-100 miles for $3.12. Not bad at all. The only complaints I have are the sun visors. They are pretty much useless. I will say that it takes time getting use to unlatching the visors, reclining your seats or finding the power windows switches (they are all in positions opposite of cars in the US). Current owners know what I am talking about. Overall, I am so happy with this car. I bought it used for a fraction of the sticker price. It is a money saver!

This is our second 500, and our first electric. The car is of course wonderfully styled. It is amazingly comfortable for the size. With the seat folded we can easily make big Costco runs, we are getting use to what is needed with an electric to avoid range anxiety. The range and charging time are exactly as advertised. Our gas 500 was the most reliable car I have ever owned, and this shouldn?t even require maintenance. We have solar so the cost of driving has basically gone to 0. Amazing car.

I love this little car, it has great range and is perfect for driving around the city. It seems to be very reliable so far and is very practical for the way I use it. We plug it into 110v night, and it charges just fine. My work round trip is about 40 miles, and even with the heat cranking, I have plenty of miles left when I get home. This car is saving us a ton of money.

This is the absolute perfect commuter car. Buying it used the purchase price and general cost of driving it is so low that it would be hard to beat it. I was looking only at electric cars and with electric cars range is a big portion of the car. The rated range of 87 miles has seemed to be pretty accurate but you could get more or less depending on how you are driving and the temperature outside. LOVE not going to gas stations and just plugging the car in when we get home. The car is quick and more comfortable and roomy on the inside than you would first think, with the exception of the backseat. It really is small but big enough for my 11-year-old? when needed.

I am 33 miles with a little over half freeway, each way. I use 58% of my battery each way. Added level 2 16amp charger and now I can be fully charged by lunch, and have all night to top off at 115v athome. Smooth Quiet and peppy. hard to keep under 80 on the interstate, so smooth. Really fun to drive!

Very cute style, in and out. Easy to drive and park, cheap to run, great deal of bought pre-owned. German bones, solid Samsung battery, Italian skin and style, does not get much better. Best deal for an used EV with a 100 miles range.

With 90 miles of range on a charge, it meets all my daily local driving needs, for pennies. Costs me about $1.65 to charge from empty. Only real maintenance is air in tires, and the onboard 12v system battery, other than that, just plug it in and drive it. Very comfortable, great quality and features, and a tremendous value in a used vehicle!