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Ferrari 458 Italia.

Fuel economy, fuel cost and recalls, 2010 to 2015.

Ferrari 458 Italia

Photos: Valder137 (Wikimedia Commons)

14–15 mpgcombined, 2015 (EPA)
$5,300–5,700fuel a year, 2015 (EPA)
5recalls, all years
Yesgas-guzzler tax

What owners and buyers watch most.

From 100 YouTube videos about the Ferrari 458, 126.0M views.

What owners say it costs

Used prices people quote$158,975middle of 6 prices in 3 videos; most fall between $110,000 and $180,000.Hear it ▶
  • Annual / major service$2,5006 videos · most $1,500–$5,300Hear it ▶
  • Brakes$2,5004 videos · most $600–$25,000Hear it ▶
  • Insurance$15,0003 videos · most $2,700–$60,000Hear it ▶

Dollar amounts people say out loud in these videos (median, so one wild number can't swing it). Not verified sales; real prices depend on year, miles, condition and where you live. Tap Hear it to jump to the moment.

Most-watched topics

  1. Reviews, drives & sound51.4M views
    Ferrari 458 RestorationFerrari 458 RestorationAuto Service Center · 4.2M views · 54 videos
  2. Mods, exhaust & tuning21.3M views
    Insane POV: Ferrari 458 Speciale w/ Straight Pipes and R3 Wheels!Insane POV: Ferrari 458 Speciale w/ Straight Pipes and R3 Wheels!WorldSupercars · 10.5M views · 12 videos
  3. Versus rivals14.5M views
    Ferrari 458 vs Ferrari 430 | Top Gear | BBCFerrari 458 vs Ferrari 430 | Top Gear | BBCTop Gear · 8.3M views · 6 videos
  4. Service, problems & repairs12.8M views
    I Bought a WRECKED Ferrari 458 from auction & I'm going to Rebuild it!I Bought a WRECKED Ferrari 458 from auction & I'm going to Rebuild it!Tj Hunt · 3.1M views · 14 videos
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  1. Cost of owning2.5M views
    Here's everything that's BROKEN on my Ferrari 458 (and why it was so CHEAP)Here's everything that's BROKEN on my Ferrari 458 (and why it was so CHEAP)Hoovies Garage · 1.1M views · 4 videos
  2. Living with it547K views
    Chris Harris on Cars: 1300 miles in my 458 Spider. Jams and mountains and slides. A great FerrariChris Harris on Cars: 1300 miles in my 458 Spider. Jams and mountains and slides. A great FerrariChris Harris on Cars · 547K views

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Every year. EPA numbers across the versions sold that year.

YearMPGFuel / yrEngineGuzzler taxRecalls
201514–15$5,300–5,7004.5L 8-cylYes2
201414–15$5,300–5,7004.5L 8-cylYes2
201314–15$5,300–5,7004.5L 8-cylYes1
201214$5,7004.5L 8-cylYes0
201114$5,7004.5L 8-cylYes4
201014$5,7004.5L 8-cylYes4

EPA yearly fuel cost assumes 15,000 miles at national average prices. The gas-guzzler tax is a federal tax paid on new cars that use a lot of fuel.

Recalls 5

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic 2015 model · 21V833000

    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 …

  • Air Bags 2011 model · 20V007000

    Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2009-2011 California and 2010-2011 458 Italia vehicles equipped with non-desiccated, passenger frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN…

  • Air Bags 2015 model · 19V006000

    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…

  • Air Bags 2011 model · 18V188000

    Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Ferrari California, and 2010-2011 Ferrari 458 Italia vehicles that have not had their passenger frontal air bag replaced. These passenger frontal air bag module…

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  • Air Bags 2011 model · 16V341000

    Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Ferrari California vehicles manufactured February 16, 2009, to July 8, 2011, and model year 2010-2011 458 Italia vehicles manufactured March 5, 2010, …

Sources: EPA fueleconomy.gov and NHTSA recalls. 0–60 and top-speed specs coming soon. Every supercar

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