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I am almost sure they have the same reputation here in the states.
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Pretty much. Most people here don't know they even exist, as they haven't sold cars here in quite awhile.
The cars were unreliable, but the biggest kick in the nuts was the dealer networks. They sucked and they all shot themselves in the foot with them. If the car broke, that means it was broken untill parts arrived from Italy. If I buy a brand new car, I don't want it to take two weeks to get fixed. Ultimately, people stopped from buying them.
Lots of people still buy them though, as they are becoming collector cars. A guy at another forum I visit has a Fiat X-19 and just bought a Fiat 128. Both of which cars I'd like to have, but Minnesota winters makes that impossible at the moment. They would fall to pieces and I have no where to store them.