There are 5 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2016 Fiat 500X in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)The contact owned a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 65 MPH, a trailer crossed into his middle lane which forced the vehicle off the road and into the median. The air bags did not deploy as the other driver fled the scene. The contact stated that her son had sustained frequent headaches after the accident but had yet to seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was initially towed to an independent tow yard and then to an insurance center where they deemed the vehicle a total loss. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.
The sensor on right passenger air bag malfunction and air bag light stay on and no crashes happen upon message. Poor fuel consumption components include loss of power and idling and when accelerating. Driver mode unavailable lamp came on
My vehicle collided with another vehicle. The other car air bag deployed while the Fiat front busted radiator, number etc damaged but the driver side did not deploy even on impact.
THE SEAT BELT ARE NOT FESTERING GOT IN MY CAR TO GET READY TO LEAVE AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FESTERING I KEEP TRYING TO FESTERING AND FINALLY DID THEN I LEFT AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT POPPED A LOOSE...SO I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TRIED TO FESTERING IT A AGAIN IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT LATCH AGAIN I HAD TO KEEP REPEATING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER
DRIVERS SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH ANYMORE
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.