Owners have filed 44 complaints on the Maserati Quattroporte, covering 2005–2023. The system named most often is Suspension (7 reports). Worst years by volume: 2014, 2005, 2015; cleanest: 2006, 2017, 2018. 6 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire. On average the car was 6.4 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Maserati Quattroporte
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 44 Quattroporte complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Suspension 7 Read
Since day one my car says parking brake failure see dealer and sit still goes on periodically
Since my recal had been over 15 years I’m The new owner the suspension went out i almost killed my self lost control of the vehicle almost resulting in going off a cliff I took my car to a repair shop they told me the tie rods :suspension had a recall on this vehicle to contact the dealer when thru put my vin number…
There is a strange noise coming from under the car when I drive on bumpie roads it sound like ball joints or tire rods
Fuel/propulsion System 5 Read
The car began to stall while I was driving. I attempted to push the gas pedal to continue forward due to traffic behind me, but the car began to choke. The car began a 1 to 2 second repeating pattern of jerking forward quickly, then no propulsion forward, then jerked forward, then no propulsion, until I let off the…
While driving on a public street, the engine began to lose power and failed to respond to accelerator input, eventually stalling. The transmission and power steering locked and the vehicle would not restart, precluding timely clearance of the vehicle from the street where it was partially blocking traffic. After…
1. Initial Symptom: Strong fuel smell in passenger compartment and trunk. Investigation by Maserati specialist: fuel leaking from top plastic component of fuel pump, fuel stains down side of metal fuel tank, accumulation of fuel in trunk spare tire compartment below fuel tank. 2. Temporary Repair: Plastic fuel pump…
Structure 3 Read
I purchased the vehicle pre-owned to find out a year and half later it had structural damage that was not disclosed to me until I had a minor fender bender. I had been driving an unsafe vehicle and now my insurance carrier wants to total the it
I finance a preown maserati in 2017 from ca. In march 2019 I had a minor collision and the front end of my vehicle was damage. My car set at the body shop for 1 1/2 month before they told me it was total. I was appalled because the damage was minor. After doing my investigation I found out the car had prior frame…
The Maserati SQ4 car exterior laminated safety glass on the front window shield, the four door side windows and rear window are delaminating from the edges inward. The safety windows are failing on the exterior. I am members of five Facebook Maserati groups and there are many owners that have this issue around the…
Power Train 3 Read
The electronic Brake Malfunction as well as the Malfunction of Neutral Gear on the Transmission
The contact owns a 2015 maserati quattroporte. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated. The contact shifted the gear into neutral, but the vehicle continued to accelerate even with the brake pedal depressed. The vehicle finally stopped and was towed to ferrari of atlanta (11875…
The contact owns a 2007 maserati quattroporte. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle decelerated and seized without warning. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic test was performed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. Maserati of seattle…
Engine 3 Read
The valve variator needs repaired. I have less than 40,000 miles on the vehicle and it's a known defect. It is causing a loud ticking noise with decreased performance. Maserati is well aware of this defect but the dealer wants me to pay $6500 to fix it
The cam variator failed causing the engine to misfire and lose power
The maserati 4.2l engine used in the early 2000s through early 2009 have an extremely high percentage that have an engine fault (cam variator) that requires repair. Maserati north america knows of the issue, has issued a technical repair bulletin, but never took responsibility to issue a recall. The case is a faulty…
Air Bags 2 Read
I was driving on a 2 lane street (crawford st) in skokie il, when a car going the opposite direction came into our lane heading head on into our car, I tried to proceed over the curb/sidewalk into the grass into someone's front lawn, the other car hit my driver door went down the side of the car which straighten my…
Takata recall . I was driving my 2007 maserati quartroporte on a highway and a dash message came on that read. "airbag defect, do not proceed ". I was afraid to drive the vehicle not knowing which airbag was defective. The vehicle was park and towed to maserati dealer. Dealer wants to charge over $2,000.00 to repair…
Steering 2 Read
Right front wheel started making cracking noises while driving at 35mph, when suddenly an explosion blew out the wheel from the driving shaft making the car uncontrollable. After hitting the right median of the road and bringing the car to a stop the whole wheel and rim had blown out. The repairs cost over 45,000 usd…
Rattles very bad under the car likes if it’s going to fall apart the steering would just go lose and not steer in the direction you are trying to steer in where I had to throw my emergency brakes to avoid collision something is not right under this vehicle it say my year make and model had a tie rod recall in the rear…
Visibility/wiper 2 Read
Maserati has had several complaints of the leather dashboard seperating from the dashboard which becomes a visibility issue while driving it the leather flops up high enough and front of the windshield. They need to issue a recall on these dashboards. And they won't help you if your car is out of warranty
At night there is a significant dispersion of all lights that are reflected from the rearview mirror. The problem is most acute from the headlights of all vehicles behind that are reflected as going up and down in huge streaks and sometimes in rainbow colors. I reported this problem to the maserati dealer of silicon…
Quattroporte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Power Train,service Brakes | — | — | |
| 2021 | Seat Belts | — | — | |
| 2018 | Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | — | |
| 2017 | Unknown Or Other | — | — | |
| 2015 | Exterior Lighting | — | — | |
| 2014 | Air Bags,seat Belts,engine | 3 | — | |
| 2012 | Unknown Or Other,service Brakes | — | — | |
| 2011 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2009 | Steering,suspension | — | — | |
| 2008 | Engine | — | 1 | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2006 | Steering,suspension | 1 | — | |
| 2005 | Fuel/propulsion System | — | — |
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 | 34 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.3 |
| Worst single series | 3 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 6.4 years |
A model average of 1.3 hides a worst series at 3. 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 Quattroporte?
By complaint volume, 2014, 2005, 2015 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 Quattroporte years are the cleanest?
2006, 2017, 2018 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Maserati Quattroporte have?
44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2005–2023. Of those, 6 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.