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Abarth 500 radio code from your serial

An Abarth 500 is a Fiat 500 underneath, radio included, so the code comes off the same short label serial.

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Radios we cover
  • VP1
  • VP2
  • Continental
  • A2C label
  • 199 CD
  • Daiichi
  • Mopar
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Which radio is in your Abarth 500?

Abarth fitted different radios over the years. Find your 500’s years below, but go by the serial: radios are often swapped, and the free check reads it for you.

YearsRadiosSerialCode
2008–2015500, 595 and 695 Fiat-group units made by Daiichi 4 numbers, or a letter and 4 numbers Instant
2015–2020500 and 595 with Uconnect Continental VP1 and VP2 A label reading A2C and a long run of numbers By email

How to find your Abarth 500 radio serial number

The serial isn’t shown on the screen: it is printed on a label on the radio itself. The serial tells us exactly which code your radio needs.

Where it is

On the label

  1. The serial is not shown on screen.
  2. Take the radio out with 4 release keys (2 each side) until they click, then pull.
  3. The label is on the metal case, on the back or one of the sides.
  4. It reads A2C and then a long run of numbers — type the whole thing in. Only the last 4 numbers are the serial and we take them for you.

Take a photo of the label rather than copying it by hand: it’s easy to mix up 0 and O, or 1 and I.

RADIOFour removal pins, two in each end: push until they click, then pull

This radio comes out with four removal pins, two in each end of the front. Push them in until they click, then ease the radio forward.

Tips for your Abarth 500

  • The unit comes out on four release keys and the label is on the case, not on the screen.
  • If the label reads A2C, type the whole line in — we take the last four numbers from it for you.
  • There is no OK button on the Daiichi unit: press the button bearing each number once and it takes the code after the fourth.

What your serial looks like

  • A2C53108793 1234 Fiat Continental VP1 / VP2A2C and a long run of numbers By email
  • 8573 Fiat Daiichi / 199 CD4 numbers, or a letter and 4 numbers Instant

Can’t find it or can’t read it? Send us a photo of the label: £9.99, with a full refund if we can’t find your code.

How to enter your Abarth 500 radio code

Once you have your code, key it in like this. Your order page shows the same steps next to your code.

  1. For each number in your code, press the button with that number on it, once.
  2. Confirm with the key on the right of the fascia, or by holding the last button.

If your Abarth 500 radio says LOCKED, WAIT or SAFE

Each wrong code makes the radio wait longer before the next try, and some radios lock for good after too many. Don’t guess: get the right code first, then follow the steps for your radio.

RadioWhat to do
Fiat Continental VP1 / VP2CODE — wrong tries are counted and the wait between goes grows quickly.
Fiat Daiichi / 199 CDWAIT — the delay grows after each wrong try. Leave the radio on until it clears.

What LOCKED, WAIT and SAFE mean, and how long to wait →

Why we use your radio’s serial, not your number plate

A radio code belongs to the radio, not the car. A dealer usually looks it up from the Abarth 500’s number plate or VIN (the 17-character number in your logbook), which only works if the car still has the radio it left the factory with. Radios are often swapped under warranty, upgraded, or changed by a previous owner.

The serial number is printed on the radio itself, so the code we give you matches the radio in front of you. It is also how we can check it for free before you pay. Main dealers often charge £30–£130, and you usually have to book the car in.

Abarth 500 radio code questions

Is the Abarth radio the same as a Fiat 500 one?

Yes. The Abarth is a 500 with more of everything except a different radio, so the same codes and steps apply.

Where is the serial on an Abarth 500 radio?

On the label on the radio. We need the last 4 numbers, or the whole line if it starts A2C.

How much is an Abarth 500 radio code?

£9.99 per code. The free check comes first, so you only pay once we know we can do it, and you get your money back if the code doesn’t work.

How long does it take?

Most Abarth 500 codes appear on screen the moment you’ve paid, and we email you a copy. If yours has to be looked up by our team, we email it within 2 hours and tell you before you pay.

What if the code doesn’t work?

Check the serial first: 0 and O, or 1 and I, are easy to mix up. Still stuck? Tell us from your order page and we’ll put it right or refund you in full.

Another Abarth?

See every Abarth radio we can unlock on our Abarth radio code page.

Updated September 2026