Where each one leads
Maserati Quattroporte
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2024 Maserati Quattroporte uses 12.0 l/100 km, the 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton 14.3.
Volkswagen Phaeton
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
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
| Maserati Quattroporte | Volkswagen Phaeton | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2004–2024 | 2004–2006 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 2,358 (2010–2022) | 12,109 (2010–2018) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,061 | 645 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 769 | 240 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 106 |
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
| Maserati Quattroporte | Volkswagen Phaeton | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.9% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −51% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 12.4% | — |
| US owner complaints | 51 | 7 |
| Most complaints about | Suspension | Suspension |
| Model year with most complaints | 2014 (9) | 2004 (4) |
| US recall campaigns | 24 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 865 | 622 |
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
| Maserati Quattroporte | Volkswagen Phaeton | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 12.0 l/100 km (2024) | 14.3 l/100 km (2006) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 264 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 342 kW (458 hp) | 246 kW (330 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,051 kg | 2,335 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €173,327 | €122,558 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 275,000 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).