Ferrari California
Owners filed 7 complaints across 9 model years of the Ferrari California. The 2012 drew the most (3); the 2017 the fewest (0).
Model years9
Complaints7
Recalls21
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Ferrari California model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Electrical System › Instrument Panel › Speedometer/Odometer | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Ferrari California years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2012 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.