Where each one leads
Ferrari F430
- Against cars of the same age, the Ferrari F430 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 63% more often than average) than the Nissan 350Z (passes 25% more often than average).
Nissan 350Z
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2009 Nissan 350Z uses 11.9 l/100 km, the 2009 Ferrari F430 18.0.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ferrari F430 | Nissan 350Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2005–2009 | 2003–2009 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 639 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 820 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 116 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ferrari F430 | Nissan 350Z | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 93% | 72% |
| … against cars of the same age | +63% | +25% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 1.6% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −28% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 12.3% |
| US owner complaints | 5 | 657 |
| Most complaints about | Unknown or other | Suspension |
| Model year with most complaints | 2007 (3) | 2003 (275) |
| US recall campaigns | 2 | 3 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 74 | 521 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 4 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ferrari F430 | Nissan 350Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 18.0 l/100 km (2009) | 11.9 l/100 km (2009) |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €54,340 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 158,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).