Owners have filed 27 complaints on the Maserati Levante, covering 2017–2022. The system named most often is Electrical System (10 reports). Worst years by volume: 2017, 2019, 2018; cleanest: 2022, 2020, 2018. 2 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire. On average the car was 3.8 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Maserati Levante
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 27 Levante complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Electrical System 10 Read
The contact owns a 2018 Maserati Levante. The contact stated that after parking and occupying the vehicle at her residence inside her garage, the contact noticed smoke and a ball of fire coming from the cup holder console. The contact called 911. The contact stated she did not sustain any injuries. No medical…
I purchased this 2020 Maserati Levante in 2023. The first month of driving it, it shut down in the middle of the street on Crenshaw Blvd. I freaked out and restarted it after few seconds. For the past years of purchasing this vehicle, the engine light keeps coming on and off.The camera never worked good because it…
While driving on the highway the vehicle shut off and would not start. All electrical power was lost
Engine 4 Read
Bought the 2017 levante in june 2017 and since september 2017, have experience multiple occurrences of the vehicle "popping" into neutral while either in drive or reverse at different speeds. Our local dealership/service manager is aware and has on record, they've experience the issue first hand. At some point in…
On or around 12 october, my levante 2017 with 85 k mileage, started showing check engine light. I called the dealership the next day. The car stalled on the highway 3-5 times before i got to the dealership. I was told that the engine is dead and the car is NOT drivable anymore. This is a safety issue. Stalling on a…
My 2017 Maserati Levante when it comes to slowing down or stopping it hops in to neutral without any warning
Suspension 2 Read
I was driving and I heard a loud noise the axle broke causing me to lose control and crash into 2 park cars. I at first thought I was hit by another car but upon further research I discovered I was not hit. When we purchased the car we were told there were no prior accidents or repairs. The accident revealed various…
The car has lost power twice at hwy speeds, all steering and control take all of your strength to manage and get to a safe place. They have replaced all of the drive gear, electrical sensors and as of today replacing all of the steering gear
Steering 2 Read
Check engine light goes on and entire instrument cluster goes chaotic. Followed by the vehicle loosing power steering, engine control, air bag failure, the brakes resets and at slow speed the vehicle tries to engage the em brake causing the vehicle to jerk and stop during movement this has been scary when it has…
Stop during mid high way had to restart multiple times
Service Brakes 2 Read
While driving my 2017 maserati levante going less than 20mph I notice the road was bumpy and tried to slow down and the brakes didn't respond. It felt like I was losing control of the car I continue to pump the brakes and it made this loud sound and then car skid to a stop. Thank god no car or person was in front of…
When driving and approaching a stop at under 20 miles per hour, the brakes will fail and reverberate making a recoiling sound if I hit a bump or small pothole in the road. At that time, I loose control of the car because all braking systems fail. The car will continue to roll out of my control. There are no warning…
Fuel System 1 Read
The contact owns a 2022 Maserati Levante. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal after being at a stop sign or stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle hesitated and jerked. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact then stated that after taking the vehicle to a local dealer for a…
Parking Brake 1 Read
The contact owns a 2017 Maserati Levante. The contact stated while driving the arrived at a stop sign, the vehicle parking brake would engage randomly. The contact was unsure if any warning lights had been illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure almost caused her vehicle to be rear-ended during ongoing…
Power Train 1 Read
The contact owns a 2017 maserati levante. While the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle shifted into neutral or park automatically. While the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle would not move. The contact had to shut off and restart the vehicle for it to operate normally. The vehicle was taken to maserati…
Levante 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fuel System, Gasoline | — | — | |
| 2020 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2019 | Electrical System,engine | — | — | |
| 2018 | Electrical System,seats | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Electrical System,unknown Or Other,engine | 1 | — |
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 | 23 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.2 |
| Worst single series | 2 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 3.8 years |
A model average of 1.2 hides a worst series at 2. 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 Levante?
By complaint volume, 2017, 2019, 2018 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 Levante years are the cleanest?
2022, 2020, 2018 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Maserati Levante have?
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2017–2022. Of those, 2 describe a crash and 1 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.