Owners have filed 6 complaints on the Ferrari 458 Italia, covering 2010–2015. The system named most often is Air Bags (3 reports). Worst years by volume: 2010, 2015, 2012; cleanest: 2011, 2012, 2015. On average the car was 7.3 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Ferrari 458 Italia
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 6 458 Italia complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Air Bags 3 Read
Ferrari does not respond to the urgent safety recall regarding the passenger side front airbag. I am worried for my safety and that of my family in case of a crash
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 ferrari 458 italia. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V341000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called ron tonkin…
Car in motion at 40 mph. Passenger-side airbag self-deployed for no reason. No impact, no accident, nothing
Fuel System 1 Read
The contact owns a 2015 ferrari 458 italia. The contact stated that the vehicle was at a stand still at a gas station, the contact was unable to add fuel to the vehicle. The contact stated he attempted to refuel the vehicle at different stations but continued to experience the failure. The contact was able to add fuel…
Fuel/propulsion System 1 Read
I have a 2012 ferrari 458 italia and the "flapper" on the fuel filler does not close. I've noticed on a couple occasions that after filling and "spirited" driving (corning at legal speeds) I will have fuel on the side of the car. This indicates that the fuel can "slosh" out of the filler neck. I've got a concern that…
Service Brakes 1 Read
A few occurrences of applying the brake, but the brake pedal barely moves further (hard brake feel) but the car does not slow down. Has occurred going forward at slow speeds. However next brake application is normal. Perhaps issue with brake boost?
458 Italia years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fuel System, Gasoline | — | — | |
| 2012 | Fuel/propulsion System | — | — | |
| 2011 | Air Bags | — | — | |
| 2010 | Air Bags | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 6 |
| Average complaints per series | 1 |
| Worst single series | 1 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 7.3 years |
A model average of 1 hides a worst series at 1. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the 458 Italia?
By complaint volume, 2010, 2015, 2012 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which 458 Italia years are the cleanest?
2011, 2012, 2015 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Ferrari 458 Italia have?
6 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2010–2015. Of those, 0 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.