The Fiat 500 Convertible is a four-seat city car with a sliding fabric roof, offered with a 1-litre petrol engine or a 42 kWh electric drivetrain in Icon or La Prima trim. This page explains what it is like to live with and how to choose between the powertrains and trims before you pick a deal.
The Fiat 500 Convertible is a four-seat city car with a fabric roof that slides back over your head, and it is the open-air version of the smallest car Fiat sells. If you want wind in your hair without a big car underneath you, the choice in this class is very short.
This is the third-generation 500, on sale in this form since 2026, and the Convertible is its own body style rather than an option box on the hatchback. Two doors, four seats, 3.63 metres long, and a 9.7-metre turning circle that makes multi-storey car parks feel generous.
The choice is simple: one body, two powertrains - a 1-litre 64 bhp petrol with a manual gearbox, or a 42 kWh electric with 116 bhp and an automatic - and two trims, Icon and La Prima.
Fiat 500 Convertible key facts
| Body style | Convertible |
|---|---|
| Powertrains | Petrol, Electric (64–116 bhp) |
| Seats | 4 |
| Boot | 185 litres, up to 550 litres seats folded |
| Electric range (WLTP) | 186 miles |
| Economy (WLTP) | 52.3 mpg |
| Manufacturer warranty | 3 years, unlimited mileage |
Manufacturer data for the versions we currently offer. Last updated 5 October 2026.
The 500 Convertible is a style-led small car built around town use. It seats four, carries 185 litres in the boot with the rear seats up, and comes with a three-year, unlimited-mileage manufacturer warranty.
Open-topped 500s go back to the 1950s original, which used a big folding fabric panel rather than a full drop-top - and the modern car does exactly the same thing, the roof retracting in stages towards the bootlid.
Reviewers consistently praise the design, the cabin's mix of retro shapes and modern screens, and how easy the car is to place in traffic. The regular criticisms are just as consistent: cramped rear seats, a small boot opening under the folded roof, and reduced rear visibility with the roof back.
Mechanically and dimensionally they are near-identical twins. Both are 3.63 m long, 1.53 m tall, seat four and carry 185 litres with the seats up, rising to 440-550 litres folded. What the Convertible adds is the sliding fabric roof; what it gives up is a proper tailgate.
The Fiat 500 Hatchback is listed with three doors and a slightly lighter kerb weight, from 1,064 kg against the Convertible's from 1,084 kg, so it's the more sensible pick if you load the boot often. To see every body style together, start at the Fiat 500 range page.
Because it's a car most people want for a chapter rather than a decade, and a lease matches that. You also get a well-equipped small car: every version has keyless entry and start, a digital instrument cluster, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, climate control, DAB radio, voice control, rain-sensing wipers and an electric parking brake.
Safety kit is standard across the range too - autonomous emergency braking, lane-keep assist, traffic sign recognition and rear parking sensors, with LED headlights front and a LED third brake light.
On the contract side, servicing falls due every 12 months or 9,000 miles, the car carries a tyre repair kit rather than a spare, and electric versions have an eight-year / 99,630-mile battery warranty guaranteeing 70% of capacity. Worth knowing before you set your annual mileage.
Two choices: a 1-litre petrol manual, or a 42 kWh electric automatic with up to 186 miles of WLTP range. Pick on whether you can charge at home.
The 1.0-litre petrol makes 64 bhp and 92 Nm through a six-speed manual, with 52.3 mpg WLTP, CO2 of 122-123 g/km and a 37-litre tank. It's slow - 0-62 mph takes 17.3 seconds - but it's insurance group 8 and needs nothing more than fuel.
The electric version has 116 bhp, 220 Nm and an automatic gearbox, so 0-62 mph drops to 9.0 seconds. Official range is 186 miles with efficiency of 4.2 miles/kWh; the best version charges 0-80% in 35 minutes at 85 kW, or 0-100% in 4.3 hours at 11 kW. Our electric car guide covers the charging basics.
| Petrol | Electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Boot | 185 litres | 185 litres |
| Power | 64 bhp | 116 bhp |
| Seats | 4 | 4 |
| 0–62 mph | 17.3 s | 9 s |
| Economy (WLTP) | 52.3 mpg | – |
| Battery | – | 42 kWh |
| Electric range (WLTP) | – | 186 miles |
There are two: Icon, and La Prima for more equipment and larger wheels.
Icon covers the basics properly: 16-inch Burnished alloy wheels, LED headlights, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, an eco-leather steering wheel, cloth upholstery and rear parking sensors. For most town drivers there is nothing missing here.
La Prima adds 17-inch Diamond-cut alloys, leather upholstery, a 10.25-inch touchscreen with built-in navigation, heated front seats and a JBL six-speaker audio system.
It also brings the parking and assistance kit: adaptive cruise control, a rear-view camera, front parking sensors, blind-spot monitoring, wireless phone charging, automatic high beam, privacy glass, power-folding mirrors and an auto-dimming rear-view mirror. In a car whose rear view is partly fabric, that camera earns its place.
Eight paint colours are offered across the range: Celestial blue, Ice white, Ocean green, Onyx black, Passione red, Red, Rose gold and Yellow gold. If you have a colour in mind, tell us early - availability varies by version. Our guide to choosing your car walks through spec, mileage and term.
Specifications from Fiat's UK data; equipment and availability vary by version, so check the individual deal before you order.
Page updated 5 October 2026 by First Vehicle Leasing. Prices and availability shown on this page are live and change as deals are refreshed.
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