FaultScore

Volkswagen Beetle Convertible vs Maserati Ghibli

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Maserati Ghibli
Complaints on file 48 120
Model years covered 2013–2019 2014–2020
Worst model year 2017
Best model year 2015
Crashes reported 0 18
Fires reported 0 8
Injuries reported 0 12
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm 0% 31.7%

Volkswagen Beetle Convertible by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 34 70.8%
Electrical System 4 8.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.2%
Engine & Cooling 1 2.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 1 2.1%
Steering 1 2.1%
Brakes 1 2.1%
Lights 1 2.1%

Maserati Ghibli by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 13.3%
Electrical System 15 12.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 11.7%
Engine & Cooling 12 10.0%
Brakes 9 7.5%
Suspension 9 7.5%
Wheels 8 6.7%
Other & Unspecified 8 6.7%