Which radio is in your Fiat Stilo?
Fiat fitted the Stilo from 2001 to 2007 with Visteon cassette, CD and CD-MP3 radios. Radios do get swapped, so go by the serial: the free check reads it for you.
How to find your Fiat Stilo radio serial number
On the label
- Take the radio out.
- Read the 6-number serial on the label on the radio.
Photograph the label rather than copying it by hand — 0 and O, 1 and I are easy to mix up.
It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys. Which keys, and where they go: how to remove a car radio.
Tips for your Fiat Stilo
- On some Stilo radios, holding buttons 1 and 6 shows the numbers on screen: put an M in front and that is the serial.
- Otherwise take the radio out with release keys and read the label. Ignore the long part number beside it.
- Sat nav (Connect) radios are a different radio and aren’t covered — the free check will tell you.
How to enter your Fiat Stilo radio code
Fiat Stilo / Bravo (Visteon)
- Set each number with the numbered buttons, then confirm.
Every button press, and what the screen does if the code is wrong: How to enter a Visteon radio code.
If your Fiat Stilo radio says LOCKED, WAIT or SAFE
Don’t guess: every wrong code makes it wait longer before the next try.
What LOCKED, WAIT and SAFE mean, and how long to wait →
Fiat Stilo radio code questions
How many numbers is a Stilo serial?
Six after the letter. If you only have five, one has been missed — check the label again.
Where is the label?
On the top or side of the radio once it is out. Four release keys do it.
My Stilo says RADIO LOCKED and tells me to see a dealer.
That message means the radio is tied to the car rather than waiting for a code, so a dealer is the route there.
What does the serial look like on a Fiat Stilo?
2001–2007, Visteon cassette, CD and CD-MP3 radios. M and 6 numbers on the label. For example 999999.
Do I have to take the radio out of my Fiat Stilo?
Yes: the serial is on the label, not the screen. It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys.
How do I enter the code on a Fiat Stilo?
Set each digit with the preset buttons, then confirm.
Another Fiat?
Every Fiat radio we can unlock is on our Fiat radio code page. Close to this one: Bravo, Stilo and Bravo Visteon, Punto, Ducato, Fiorino and Qubo, 199 CD, Continental VP1 and VP2.
Updated October 2026