Second Hand Fiat 500C Bumper

The Fiat 500C is based on the same platform as the standard Fiat 500, which ran from 2007 onwards, with a facelift arriving in 2015 that updated the front-end styling including the bumper, grille and lights. Parts from the pre-facelift period (2007–2015) and the post-facelift period (2015 onwards) are therefore from two distinct front-end families. Always quote your registration to the breaker so they can confirm which version you need.

Your 2013 car is pre-facelift and your 2017 car is post-facelift, and the 2015 facelift is a known front-end boundary where bumpers, grille and lights were all revised. Whether the specific bumper panel itself interchanges across that boundary is something you should confirm directly with the breaker against your registration, as swapping across a facelift often requires matching surrounding panels too. Do not assume fitment just because both cars are called 500C.

Trim level — whether your car is a Pop, Lounge, Cult, S, or any other grade — does not affect which bumper shell fits, as front-end panels are shared across the trim range within each facelift period. You may find that higher trims or specific editions have different paint finishes, fog light apertures, or badging, so inspect any used bumper for those details before buying. Confirm the pre- or post-facelift period with the breaker using your registration.

The 500C cabriolet shares its front-end structure with the standard 500 hatchback within the same generation, so bumpers are generally sourced interchangeably from either body style. The facelift year of 2015 applies equally to both, so the pre- and post-facelift boundary is still the key question regardless of which body style the donor car was. Confirm this with your breaker against both registrations to be sure.

2015 is the facelift transition year for the Fiat 500 range, which means cars registered in that year could be either the older or the updated front-end specification depending on exactly when they were built and registered. This makes it especially important to confirm with the breaker by providing your full registration, as they can check the precise build spec rather than relying on the year alone. Never assume based on year only when ordering a front bumper for a 2015 car.

The bumper shell itself fits regardless of whether your car has fog lights, but a bumper sourced from a car without fog lights will have blanked apertures rather than cut-outs, and vice versa. If you want a like-for-like replacement it is worth telling the breaker whether your original bumper has fog light holes so they can match it correctly. This is a cosmetic and practical detail rather than a fitment issue, but worth confirming before you buy.