Owners have filed 8 complaints on the Maserati Granturismo, covering 2008–2014. The system named most often is Power Train (1 reports). Worst years by volume: 2013, 2009, 2014; cleanest: 2008, 2010, 2012. 1 reports describe a crash. On average the car was 4.4 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Maserati Granturismo
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 8 Granturismo complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Power Train 1 Read
2 separate incidents, first occurring on july 12, upon entering car, after driving vehicle during day, it locked up, would not allow key to be extracted, would not start, various lights on dash indicating major problems. Engine light, car theft light. Problem resolved after resetting key with lock/unlock. Taken to…
Structure 1 Read
I was stopping for a red light and noticed that the car was not stopping normally. I realized that part of my shoe was still on the accelerator pedal when I intended it to be only on the brake. This happened to me several times since. I noticed that the brake pedal and accelerator pedal are exactly in line with each…
Tires 1 Read
Tire pressure sensor system not working right in motion or moving
Wheels 1 Read
This was my 8th blowout this year. I was driving within the speed limit on normal highway conditions. The slightest bump in the road causes the tires to blow out. I lost control of the car and was able to pull to the side. These tires are outright dangerous on these wheels that are stock with the vehicle
Electrical System 1 Read
Car loses most of it's power unexpectedly. Car stops accelerating and dashboard error lights displayed are "check engine", "asr failure go to dealer", "check suspension", "msp failure go to dealer". Car has broken down 4 times with a loss of power and stated error warnings, and had to be towed to dealership all 4…
Exterior Lighting 1 Read
Taillights were part of maserati recall 198. A recall letter was sent to the previous owner but no service was ever performed. A VIN search on maseratiusa.com reveals a downloadable copy of this recall letter indicating lights manufactured before 2010 are faulty. Mine were manufactured in 2008 and despite this…
Air Bags 1 Read
The contact owns a 2008 maserati granturismo. The contact stated that the air bag indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to ferrari of long island (65 s service rd suite a, plainview, ny 11803, (516) 665-1665), but was not repaired because the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed…
Granturismo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Power Train,electrical System,unknown Or Other | — | — | |
| 2013 | Structure,vehicle Speed Control,service Brakes | 1 | — | |
| 2012 | Tires,unknown Or Other | — | — | |
| 2010 | Wheels | — | — | |
| 2009 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2008 | 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 | 8 |
| Average complaints per series | 1 |
| Worst single series | 1 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 4.4 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 Granturismo?
By complaint volume, 2013, 2009, 2014 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 Granturismo years are the cleanest?
2008, 2010, 2012 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Maserati Granturismo have?
8 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2008–2014. Of those, 1 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.