Other issues

Some of the plastics can scratch easily and items like spteering column stalks can also feel slightly fragile. If they eventually break, used ones start at just £20 on ebay.

We’ve spotted lots of 500s with broken or missing external door handles – it seems the hinge can break. A main dealer will charge more than £120 to supply and fit a new one, but there’s a quick and much cheaper fix you can do yourself on fiatforum.com – you can download it here: Fiat500handlerepair.pdf

A notable manufacturer recall affected 91,463 vehicles made between September 2011 and July 2014 and warns of the possibility of the wiring harness chafing under the dashboard, causing the car’s lighting to fail. OTHER COMPONENT PRICES INDICATOR STALK Main dealer £252.66 Secondhand from £20.00