Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 458 Spider | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 458 Spider | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 458 Spider | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 458 Spider | 0 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Air bags1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
MOT test results in Great Britain
247 458 Spider cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 94% passed first time, against 68% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 247 | 94% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | 458 Spider | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Identification of the vehicle | 2.8% | 0.3% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2.0% | 12.5% |
| Tyres | 1.2% | 6.7% |
| Suspension | 0.4% | 10.4% |
| Steering | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 0.4% | 2.7% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
New registrations in Europe
1,392 new Ferrari 458 Spider cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2011 and 2018, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2018 the largest markets were Germany (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 275 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 5 | — |
| 2015 | 90 | — |
| 2014 | 285 | — |
| 2013 | 564 | — |
| 2012 | 434 | — |
| 2011 | 13 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the 458 Spider in 3 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.
The cap on the brake-fluid reservoir may not be able to provide proper ventilation enabling atmospheric pressure to be maintained within the reservoir itself. This may cause the vehicle to lose some or all of its braking capacity, increasing the risk of an acc…
In the event of deployment of the front passenger airbag, a fault in the gas generator can cause uncontrolled inflation of the airbag.
In the event of an impact, the driver's side airbag may not deploy properly.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the 458 Spider.
Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2010-2015 458 Italia, 2012-2015 458 Spider, 2014-2015 458 Speciale, 2015 458 Speciale Aperta, 2016-2019 488 GTB, and 488 Spider vehicles. The brake system may leak brake fluid, resulting in a loss of braking ability.
Ferrari North America (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2014 Ferrari California, 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 2014-2016 Ferrari FF, 2014-2017 Ferrari F12, 2015-2018 Ferrari California T, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A, 2016 Ferrari F60 America, 2016-2017 Ferrari F12 tdf, 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, 2017-2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso and 2018 GTC4Lusso T vehicles nationwide. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
NHTSA recalls