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2016 Ferrari 488 GTB

Gas

Two Seaters
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

64 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls1 critical 5

Complaintsnone reporting a crash, fire or injury 2

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 18 mpg

2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB is sold in the U.S. as a gas coupe with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 488 GTB, is EPA-rated at 18 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 2 complaints, most often about the air bags.

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Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
488 GTB	Gas	RWD	3.9L 8-cyl turbo	15	22	18	$4,550
488 GTB	Gas	RWD	3.9L 8-cyl turbo	16	22	18	$4,550

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 37069, 37070.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
488 GTB	5 / 10	Bin 5 / LEV-II LEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Coupe
Doors	2

Engine Basics

Cylinders	8
Displacement	3.9 L
Engine configuration	V-Shaped

Engine Output

Horsepower

660 hp

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Transmission

Transmission	Automatic
Transmission speeds	7

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes one configuration rather than every trim (seen: GTB). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	179.9 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	76.8 in
Height	47.6 in
Wheelbase	104.3 in
Track, front	66.1 in
Track, rear	65.0 in
Curb weight	3,252 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	42/58

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here one configuration: All versions. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (5)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic

9,985 vehicles 89% reported repaired

Problem 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. Risk Loss of braking ability increases the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 4, 2022. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 78.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 21V833000 reported Oct 23, 2021 Ferrari North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Air Bags

893 vehicles 88% reported repaired built Sep 30, 2015 – Jun 4, 2018

Problem Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2018 488 Spider, 488 Pista, 2015 458 Speciale A, 2016-2018 488 GTB, 2015-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2016 F12 tdf, and 2016-2018 Carlifornia T vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly causing the non-deployment or improper deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners. Risk In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury. Fix Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began August 2, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 70.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 19V411000 reported Jun 4, 2019 Ferrari North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Air Bags

11,176 vehicles 67% reported repaired built Jul 22, 2015 – Apr 3, 2018

Problem 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 degrad Risk An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Fix Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 8, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-866-551-2828. Ferrari's number for this recall is 65.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 19V006000 reported Jan 9, 2019 Ferrari North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic

40 vehicles 88% reported repaired built Jun 3, 2015 – Nov 25, 2015

Problem Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2016 488 GTB and 488 Spider vehicles. Due to a software error, the driver may not be warned that the brake discs are critically worn. Risk If the driver is not warned about the critical disc wear, brake disc damage may result, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument panel node software, free of charge. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 64.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 18V164000 reported Mar 9, 2018 Ferrari North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Fuel System, Gasoline

119 vehicles 100% reported repaired built Sep 9, 2015 – Nov 6, 2015

Problem Ferrari North America (FNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 488 GTB vehicles manufactured September 9, 2015, to November 6, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with a low pressure fuel line connection that was not properly coated during manufacturing. This may cause a fuel vapor leak during engine start. Risk A fuel vapor leak during engine start increases the risk of a fire. Fix Ferrari will replace the low pressure fuel line assembly connection, free of charge. Affected vehicles are located in dealer inventory and will be remedied before customer retail. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact FNA customer service at 1-866-551-2828.

NHTSA campaign 15V881000 reported Dec 28, 2015 Ferrari North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

NHTSA defect investigations

Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module — Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture open

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf. Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a subst

Opened Sep 17, 2021 · action EA21002 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific 488 GTB

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2016 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds.

NHTSA VIN check →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

2complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2019: 1 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

Air Bags 2

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Rpm Royalty a rental car company located at has been renting out a rebuilt 488 Ferrari with no functional airbags. This is a serious safety risk

Air Bags May 8, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11736642

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2016 Ferrari 488 Gtb. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v006000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

Air Bags Aug 26, 2019 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11246522

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 49

Most recentmanufacturer date 2022-04-04

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 49 service bulletins

Most often about: Equipment, Equipment Adaptive/Mobility, Steering, Service Brakes, Power Train.

FNA 180 Service bulletin
2022-04-04 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Recall 78 Customer Acknowledgement -- We are informing the customer that if any aftermarket components or modifications are present on the vehicle that it may hinder the software installation necessary for Recall C24000078 and normal operation of the instrument cluster.
2668 Service bulletin
2020-06-04 · Equipment
Replacing CCP pressure sensors
2663 Service bulletin
2020-03-25 · Equipment
Ferrari Predictive Maintenance â Incompletely compiled Ferrari Next documents
2660 Service bulletin
2020-03-25 · Equipment
2020 Technical Documentation Update (No. 02)
2638 Service bulletin
2020-02-28 · Equipment
2019 Technical Documentation Update (No. 10)
2652 Service bulletin
2020-02-05 · Equipment
2020 Technical Documentation Update (No. 01)
2648 Service bulletin
2020-02-05 · Equipment
Ferrari Predictive Maintenance - Intervals and deadlines for scheduled maintenance activities
2637 Service bulletin
2020-01-30 · Equipment
Updated list of models involved in Ferrari Predictive Maintenance program

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

488 GTB by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2019 C 2 1 18 mpg 2018 D 4 2 18 mpg 2017 C 3 4 18 mpg 2016 this page D 5 2 18 mpg

Common questions about the 2016 488 GTB

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 5 recall campaigns for the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB, 1 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 19V006000, covering Air Bags. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it D (64/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

Across the 2 EPA-rated configurations of the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB, the best EPA combined figure is 18 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

Transport Canada measured it at 179.9 in long, 76.8 in wide (body, without mirrors), 47.6 in tall, on a 104.3 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 3,252 lb. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB, most often about air bags. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

The EPA smog rating for the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB is 5 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — Bin 5, LEV-II LEV — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

The manufacturer has filed 49 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB, most often covering equipment, equipment adaptive/mobility, steering. The most recent is dated 2022-04-04. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	2 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	2 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	5	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	2	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	49	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	1	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	9 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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2016 Ferrari 488 GTB

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Dimensions Exterior

Engine Basics

Engine Output

Fuel Economy

Transmission

Dimensions & weight

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (5)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Air Bags

Air Bags

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Fuel System, Gasoline

NHTSA defect investigations

Whether any of this applies to one specific 488 GTB

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

Crash ratings

Service bulletins & campaigns

488 GTB by model year

Common questions about the 2016 488 GTB

Does the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB have any recalls?

How safe is the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

What is the fuel economy of the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

What are the dimensions of the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

What do owners complain about on the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

How clean is the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

Are there service bulletins for the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method