Reliability
Maserati

Quattroporte (M156)

2014-2023 · Sports Car · 1 engine
20 NHTSA Complaints
20 Recalls
0 Fire Reports
4 Crash Reports
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Reliability Score

9.0 / 10

Reliability score

Very few owner complaints against similar sports cars

A score of 7.0 means as many complaints as similar vehicles. Based on complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the engine, transmission or drivetrain.

Owners filed 4 powertrain complaints. A typical sports car fleet of this size and age would have drawn about 19.

Scores this high have held: three years on they had moved 0.1 points in the typical case.

Covers the 2014 to 2019 model years only (the generation ran 2014 to 2023).

Breakdown
Complaints overall4 complaints against about 19 for similar vehicles
9.0
Last three years
n/aNot enough data
Engine, transmission or drive unit failed or replaced
n/aNot enough data
Oil consumption, fuel in the oil or overheating
n/aNot enough data

Each line scores one view of the same complaints the same way, so the lines overlap. The mark on each bar is 7.0, as many complaints as similar vehicles. A line shows a number once similar vehicles would draw at least 5 of its complaints (20 for the last three years).

By model year
  • 20149.1
  • 2015n/a
  • 2016n/a
  • 2017n/a
  • 2018n/a
  • 2019n/a

Similar vehicles are others in the same class, compared at the same age and in the same years. The score counts complaints owners filed with NHTSA, per vehicle built, which is different from the share of vehicles that fail. How the score is worked out

On the record · from NHTSA's files, not reviewed by hand

Recall18V173
Engine And Engine Cooling, Engine · 1,713 vehicles (13% of those built) · maker's estimate: 100% have the defect

Complaints by Engine Code

Every complaint of any kind (brakes, airbags, electrical and the rest) whose VIN names the engine, across all model years. The score above counts only engine, transmission and drivetrain complaints, so its figures for the same engine are smaller. Fire, injury and death figures count complaints that report one.

M156B

3.0L 6-cyl Turbo / 404 hp
13 complaints 4.3 per year Gasoline
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Complaint Breakdown

body
3
other
3
fuel system
2
electrical
1
engine
1

Same engine used in

Show 3 additional engine variants with limited data
These engines appear in fewer than 10 owner complaints. A low count can mean a clean record, and it can also be a VIN-decode anomaly in NHTSA's data.

M156E

3.0L 6-cyl Turbo / 424 hp
4 complaints 2.0 per year Gasoline
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Complaint Breakdown

other
2
interior
2

Same engine used in

M156A

3.8L 8-cyl / 523 hp
2 complaints 2.0 per year Gasoline
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Complaint Breakdown

body
1
other
1

3.8T-V8-Gas

3.8L 8-cyl Turbo
1 complaint 1.0 per year Gasoline
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Complaint Breakdown

transmission
1
brakes
1

Recalls (20)

25V098000Feb 17, 2025serious
Back Over Prevention

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Grecale, 2023-2025 MC20 Cielo, 2024 Granturismo, GranCabrio, 2021-2024 Levante, Ghibli, Quattroporte, and 2022-2025 MC 20 vehicles. The radio software may prevent the rearview image from displaying. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

24V269000Apr 15, 2024serious
Fuel System

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles. The fuel line sensor housing may crack and leak fuel.

21V872000Nov 10, 2021serious
Fuel System

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2021 Quattroporte, Ghibli, 2021-2022 Levante, and 2022 MC20 vehicles. The fuel line sensor housing may crack and leak fuel.

21V703000Sep 10, 2021serious
Seat Belts

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2021 Levante, Quattroporte, and Ghibli vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

21V613000Aug 5, 2021serious
Tires

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2021 Quattroporte Trofeo and Ghibli Trofeo vehicles equipped with optional 21-inch tires. The tire placard may have incorrect tire pressure information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

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18V831000Nov 26, 2018serious
Fuel System

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles. During production of the fuel lines, the lines may have been damaged, possibly resulting in a fuel leak.

18V347000May 25, 2018serious
Structure

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2018 Maserati Quattroporte, Ghibli, and Levante vehicles. The welds on the front sub frame may be incomplete, which can result in the welds breaking.

18V173000Mar 14, 2018serious
Engine & Cooling

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2017 Quattroporte vehicles equipped with V6 engines and Maserati Ghibli vehicles. Due to an engine software problem, at slow speeds such as stop-and-go traffic, the transmission may unexpectedly shift into neutral or park, or the engine may shut off.

17V834000Dec 21, 2017serious
Fuel System

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2018 Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles. These vehicles have a fuel delivery pipe in the engine compartment that may leak fuel at the connections.

17V610000Sep 29, 2017serious
Fuel System

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Quattroporte GTS vehicles equipped with a V8 3.8 liter engine. A resistor in the low pressure fuel pump resistor may fail, causing a loss of engine power or a stall.

17V046000Jan 20, 2017serious
Seats

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Quattroporte and Ghibli, and 2017 Levante vehicles. Adjusting the front seats may cause the seat wiring harness to rub, possibly resulting in an electrical short.

16V856000Nov 28, 2016serious
Powertrain

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2017 Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles manufactured July 1, 2016, to October 12, 2016. The rear differential unit pinion nut may not have been properly tightened, allowing the pinion nut to loosen.

16V840000Nov 21, 2016serious
Tires

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2017 Ghibli and Quattroporte vehicles and one model year 2016 Ghibli vehicle manufactured February 29, 2016, to October 29, 2016. These vehicles are equipped with certain Pirelli P Zero All Season tires, size 275/40R19 101W, that may develop cracks in their lower sidewall, possibly resulting in a loss of air.

16V839000Nov 18, 2016serious
Back Over Prevention

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2017 Quattroporte, Ghible, and Levante vehicles manufactured July 1, 2016, to November 14, 2016. In temperatures below freezing, the entertainment telematics module (ETM) may place itself in a protection mode, disabling the back-up camera.

16V424000Jun 10, 2016cosmetic
Powertrain

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014 Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013, to February 28, 2014. The affected vehicles, equipped with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a monostable gear selector, may mislead owners about which gear the vehicle is in and may not adequately warn the driver when driver's door is opened and the vehicle is not in PARK, allowing them to exit the vehicle while the vehicle is still in gear.

16V264000May 2, 2016serious
Suspension

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles manufactured February 1, 2013, to September 18, 2015. During the assembly process, the rear tie-rod to hub assembly attaching bolt may not have been properly tightened.

16V122000Mar 1, 2016critical
Vehicle Speed Control

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles manufactured February 1, 2013, to November 30, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver-side floor mat anchor may break allowing the floor mat to move and get trapped between the accelerator pedal and the vehicle carpet.

15V686000Oct 21, 2015serious
Electrical System

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014 Quattroporte GTS V8 vehicles manufactured October 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the battery positive cable for the alternator and starter motor may not have its insulating cap installed properly at the starter motor. Additionally, the cable may not be adequately secured in the engine bay. These factors may result in the cable shorting to ground.

14V654000Oct 17, 2014serious
Fuel System

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Quattroporte, and Ghibli vehicles manufactured July 23, 2014, to August 7, 2014. The fuel delivery hoses in the vehicles may have been improperly crimped.

13V589000Nov 22, 2013serious
Electrical System

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014 Quattroporte GTS V8 vehicles. The affected vehicles have an improper Y-connection crimp in the alternator-starter motor wiring harness.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the most common 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte complaints?

Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte. The systems they name most often are the body and trim, the interior and the fuel system.

Is the 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte a good used car?

That depends on the model year, the mileage and the maintenance history of the car in front of you. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte. Check which systems they name most often and whether a recall is still open on that car.

How many NHTSA complaints does the 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte have?

NHTSA has 20 owner complaints on file for the 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte as of the latest data pull. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and counts rise with sales.

What recalls affect the 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte?

NHTSA lists 20 recalls covering some 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte vehicles. Which ones apply depends on the VIN: enter it at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see the open campaigns on a specific car.

What should I check before buying a used Maserati Quattroporte?

Run the VIN through NHTSA's recall lookup and confirm every open recall has been done. Look hardest at the body and trim, the interior and the fuel system, the systems owners complain about most. Ask for maintenance records, have an independent mechanic inspect the car and run a vehicle history report for prior accidents and title issues.

Does the Quattroporte have NHTSA crash test ratings?

NHTSA has not published crash test ratings for the 2014-2023 Maserati Quattroporte. Not all vehicles are tested each year. For the latest NHTSA safety information, visit nhtsa.gov/ratings.

Data from NHTSA federal complaints database. 20 complaints analyzed. Data confidence: low. Last updated: 2026-10-18.

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