FaultScore

Worst years for a Maserati Ghibli

Owners have filed 120 complaints about the Maserati Ghibli with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2020. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Maserati Ghibli

35 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2015 Maserati Ghibli

33 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Maserati Ghibli year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2020 5 0 1 Engine & Cooling
2019 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2018 4 0 0 Brakes
2017 D 35 6 3 23,500 Engine & Cooling
2016 7 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 C 33 2 0 15,100 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2014 D 34 9 4 8,900 Acceleration & Cruise Control

What breaks on a Maserati Ghibli

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 13.3%

Worst in 2015

Electrical System 15 12.5%

Worst in 2017

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 11.7%

Worst in 2017

Engine & Cooling 12 10.0%

Worst in 2017

Brakes 9 7.5%

Worst in 2015

Suspension 9 7.5%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 8 6.7%

Worst in 2015

Other & Unspecified 8 6.7%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 6 5.0%

Worst in 2015

Steering 5 4.2%

Worst in 2017

Body & Structure 5 4.2%

Worst in 2014

Seats 3 2.5%

Worst in 2015

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 3 2.5%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 2 1.7%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Maserati Ghibli, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2015 peak 7 Jun 2026

Compare the Maserati Ghibli

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.