2014 Ferrari California

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2014 Ferrari California, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Air bags1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2014

234 new Ferrari California cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2014; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (65), Italy (46), France (33).

Average mass

1,868 kg

Average power

377 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 100%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

In the Netherlands

22 first registered in 2014 are on Dutch roads; 68% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €256,538.

Most common APK defects

• Waarschuwingsinrichting controlesysteem bandenspanning geeft3
• Band onvoldoende profiel3
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm2
• Richtingaanwijzers kleur wijkt af/niet toegestaan1
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen1
• Spiegel ondeugdelijk bevestigd1
• Band beschadigd1
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht1

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

86 cars built in 2014 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 40 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 126 of these cars first registered in 2014 took their annual MOT test. 96% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2014 the figure was 72%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In New Zealand

1 2014 cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 2014 Ferrari California.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Ferrari told its dealers about the 2014 Ferrari California: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)