[Status: Resolved] Trying to start a Abarth 500 without immobilizer PIN

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Xrayvision
Member since August 2021 • 134 posts

Looking for my Abarth 500's key code to program a new key fob

Posted on May 27, 2025
Adminbot
Staff Member • 1100 posts

Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the Abarth 500. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on May 28, 2025

Replies (4)

Cosmokid
Member • 13 posts

Where exactly do you find the key code on a Abarth 500?

May 28, 2025 Reply
Yellowdog
Member • 137 posts

Thanks! Been struggling with this on my Abarth 500 for a while.

May 29, 2025 Reply
Netsurfer
Member • 112 posts

Appreciate any advice—my Abarth 500 won’t recognize the key.

May 30, 2025 Reply
Ghostrider
Member • 39 posts

I have a 2011 Abarth 500, will this method work for that year?

May 31, 2025 Reply

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