Ferrari 360 Reliability by YearBest & worst years, problems & recalls — NHTSA data
Comparing used Ferrari 360 options? We analyzed 6 model years (2000–2005) using real NHTSA complaint and recall data so you can spot stronger years, avoid riskier ones, and know what to inspect before buying.
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Based on NHTSA complaint data, the Ferrari 360 has 8 owner complaints and 1 safety recall across model years 2000–2005. The most reported issue area is ENGINE.
- Make
- Ferrari
- Model
- 360
- Model years analyzed
- 2000–2005 (6 years)
- Total NHTSA complaints
- 8
- Safety recall campaigns
- 1
- Crash-related complaints
- 1
- Fire-related complaints
- 3
- Worst model year (by complaints)
- 2002 (4 complaints)
- Top reported issue area
- ENGINE
- Reliability signal
- Excellent
Crash test ratings
NHTSA NCAP crash test ratings
New Car Assessment ProgramNCAP crash tests measure how well a vehicle protects occupants in controlled frontal crash, side crash, and rollover scenarios. Stars are awarded per category (5 = safest). These laboratory results are independent of owner complaints and are performed by NHTSA engineers on new production vehicles.
NCAP crash test ratings for this model are not yet loaded or this vehicle was not tested in the years analyzed. NHTSA tests a subset of new vehicles each year. Check nhtsa.gov/ratings directly for the latest results.
What the complaint data suggests
ExcellentThe FERRARI 360 has 8 NHTSA complaints and 1 recalls on record. 1 complaints involve crash-related incidents. This data reflects owner-reported issues submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- 8 total complaints filed with NHTSA
- 1 federal recall campaign
- 1 crash-related complaints on record
- Review NHTSA complaint history for the most-reported components
- Check recall completion status at nhtsa.gov/recalls
- Verify service records for frequently complained components
Consult the by-year breakdown to identify model years with elevated complaint rates.
Consult the by-year breakdown to identify model years with fewer reported issues.
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- Verify all open recalls are completed at nhtsa.gov/recalls
- Request service records for the most-reported complaint components
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Problems by model year (best vs. worst)
Source: NHTSA public complaints database. Updated: Sep 2026
Safety recalls
NHTSA safety recalls
1 recall foundSafety recalls are mandatory repair campaigns ordered by NHTSA when a vehicle defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety. Manufacturers are required to fix recalled vehicles free of charge. Always verify open recalls before buying a used car.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Source: NHTSA Recalls Database. Data covers model years 2000–2005. Always run a VIN-specific check below for the most up-to-date open recall status.
Common problems
What goes wrong most often
The vehicle systems owners complain about most, ranked from all 8 NHTSA complaints — these are the areas to inspect first on a used car.
Owner complaints
NHTSA complaint reports
8 totalThese are consumer-submitted safety complaints filed directly with NHTSA. Each complaint describes a real owner's experience. Complaints flagged as crash-related or fire-related are highlighted.
WHILE PASSING A TRUCK ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY APPARENTLY THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR FALSELY EXECUTED A "SLOW DOWN" MODE THAT REDUCED 8 CYLINDERS TO 4 DEPOWERING THE CAR AND NEARLY GETTING ME KILLED AS I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE PASS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND DEALERS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WASHINGTON STATE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE. UPON SEARCHING THE WEB THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL LATE MODEL FERRARI V8 MODELS INCLUDING OUR 360 AND THE 430. HTTP://ALDOUSVOICE.COM/2012/12/27/FERRARI-360-SLOW-DOWN/ IF YOU GOOGLE "FERRARI SLOW DOWN WARNING" YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL THE AUTOMOBILES. THESE CARS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE ARE MANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. UPDATED 10/07/15*LJ UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN
WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY FLAMES WERE NOTED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. FIRE STARTED BEHIND DRIVER SIDE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES AND HAD NO SIGNS OF IMPENDING FIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. CAR HAD JUST OVER 15000 MILES WITH A 30000 MILE MAJOR SERVICE PERFORMED AT 14,094 MILES ON 6/1/2016.
ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, I WAS GOING FOR A DRIVE ON THE 605 FREEWAY. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER ON THE FREEWAY, I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY TO HEAD TOWARDS THE BEACH. WHILE I WAS STUCK ON A RED LIGHT I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE REAR OF MY FERRARI. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR. I THOUGHT I BLEW A RADIATOR BUT THAT WASN'T IT EITHER. SO I DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME SLOWLY THROUGH THE STREETS. NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO ONE OF MY FRIENDS MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE I CALLED THE FERRARI DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. WHEN WE CHECKED THE CAR, WE FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE OR THE F1 TRANSMISSION HOSE WAS LEAKING AROUND THE ENGINE AND THE FLUIDS WERE GETTING IN CONTACT WITH THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. IF ENOUGH OIL GETS ON THE EXHAUST, THERE'S SMOKE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE BECAUSE FERRARI ENGINES CAN GET EXTREMELY HOT. *TR
SINCE NEW, THE CAR VIOLENTLY AND SUDDENLY BUCK AND LURCHED IN FIRST GEAR. SINCE THIS IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR IT MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS AND UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER, OTHER DRIVERS, AND PEDESTRIANS. MANY TIME THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX BUT THEY CLAIM THAT THE DEFECT IS INHERENT TO THE EARLIER MODELS OF THIS CAR. THEY CLAIM FERRARI IS UNWILLING TO FIX EARLIER MODELS BECAUSE OF COST. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. WHEN THE CONSUMERS SON WENT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, IT LURCHED AND HE HIT A TREE WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. A FERRARI REP TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EARLIER MODEL VEHICLE AND NO AMOUNT OF RESETTING THE COMPUTER WOULD CHANGE THE PROBLEM. *JB
IT APPEARS THAT A BATTERY WIRING HARNESS LEADING TO A FUSE BLOCK OVERHEATED AND CREATED A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOOTWELL, INVOLVING THE WIRE HARNESS ITSELF, THE WIRE HARNESS COVER, THE FUSE BLOCK, PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CARPET AND NEARBY COMPONENTS. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED, THOUGH WE BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE GARAGE SINCE WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SMOKE WHILE IN MOTION. FERRARI NORTH AMERICA HAS BEEN INVOLVED/INFORMED.
WHILE DRIVING FUEL LINE LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK AND THEN ONTO THE MUFFLER. RECALL REPAIRS FOR FUEL LINE WAS PERFORMED. *AK
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IT APPEARS THAT A BATTERY WIRING HARNESS LEADING TO A FUSE BLOCK OVERHEATED AND CREATED A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOOTWELL, INVOLVING THE WIRE HARNESS ITSELF, THE WIRE HARNESS COVER, THE FUSE BLOCK, PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CARPET AND NEARBY COMPONENTS. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED, THOUGH WE BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE GARAGE SINCE WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SMOKE WHILE IN MOTION. FERRARI NORTH AMERICA HAS BEEN INVOLVED/INFORMED.
WHILE DRIVING FUEL LINE LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK AND THEN ONTO THE MUFFLER. RECALL REPAIRS FOR FUEL LINE WAS PERFORMED. *AK
Showing 8 of 8 total NHTSA complaints. Source: NHTSA Complaints Database
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These pages show model-year patterns across 6 years. Enter a VIN to verify the exact vehicle's accident history, title brands, odometer records, and open recall status before purchase.
The basics
How to read this data
Complaints, recalls, investigations — here’s what each number actually tells you about a used Ferrari 360, in plain English.
What is an NHTSA Complaint?
An NHTSA safety complaint is a report filed directly by a vehicle owner or driver describing a safety-related issue. Anyone can submit a complaint at NHTSA.gov. The number of complaints is a signal of how common a problem is — but complaints per model-year matter more than raw totals, since popular vehicles naturally receive more reports. The Ferrari 360 has 8 complaints on record across 6 model years.
What is a Safety Recall?
A safety recall is a mandatory campaign issued by NHTSA when a vehicle component poses an unreasonable risk to safety or does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards. Unlike complaints (which are owner-reported), recalls are formally investigated and confirmed by regulators. Manufacturers must fix recalled vehicles free of charge. The Ferrari 360 has 1 recall campaign in the NHTSA database.
What Are Crash Complaints?
Crash complaints are NHTSA filings where the owner indicates a crash occurred as part of the incident. 1 of the Ferrari 360's 8 complaints involved a crash. This metric is particularly important because it indicates how often defects resulted in actual collisions — a key safety signal beyond general reliability.
How Is the Reliability Verdict Calculated?
The reliability verdict (Excellent) is generated by analyzing the vehicle's total complaints, recall history, crash complaint ratio, fire complaint ratio, and top component failures relative to class averages. This verdict gives buyers a quick interpretation before they review year-level details and VIN-level history. It should be treated as one decision input, not a substitute for a VIN-specific report.
Why Do Newer Years Have Fewer Complaints?
Newer model years appear to have fewer complaints because there has been less time for owners to file them. Complaints accumulate over years of ownership. A 2020 model year vehicle will typically show fewer complaints than a 2015 model year even if it is less reliable — simply because fewer owners have had time to report issues. Focus on complaints per year of market presence when comparing across model years.
Fleet Data vs. Individual VIN
Everything on this page reflects aggregated data across all Ferrari 360 vehicles on the road — not any specific car. Two Ferrari 360 vehicles of the same year can have very different histories: one may have been in three accidents and have an open recall; another may be clean. A VIN check gives you the individual car's history: accidents, title brands, odometer records, service history, and real-time recall status.
What Are NHTSA Investigations?
When NHTSA receives a pattern of related safety complaints, it opens a formal investigation. A Preliminary Evaluation (PE) is the first stage — NHTSA determines if a safety defect may exist. If evidence is strong, it escalates to an Engineering Analysis (EA), which can result in a mandatory recall. The Ferrari 360 has 0 investigations on record (0 active). Investigations listed above may have already led to the recalls shown on this page.
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Ferrari 360 reliability — frequently asked questions
Is the Ferrari 360 reliable?
Excellent. The Ferrari 360 has 8 NHTSA owner complaints and 1 recall campaign across model years. A commonly reported issue area is ENGINE. Use year-level data as a pattern guide, then verify the exact car with a VIN check before purchase.
Which Ferrari 360 years to avoid?
Years with the most NHTSA complaints: 2002 (4 complaints). Use these years as a shortlist for deeper inspection, and always run a VIN check on the exact vehicle before purchase.
What are the most common Ferrari 360 problems?
Top reported issues: ENGINE (3 complaints); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3 complaints); FUEL SYSTEM (2 complaints).
Does the Ferrari 360 have recalls?
Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign have been issued for the Ferrari 360. Check nhtsa.gov/recalls or run a VIN check to see if your specific vehicle has open recalls.