1. 1Confirm the wheel-arch fire recall is closed (NHTSA 10V389000, September 2010, 1,248 cars). Adhesive in the rear wheel-arch heat shield could overheat near the exhaust and, at high temperatures, smoke or ignite; the fix replaces the glued shield with a riveted one.
2. 2Confirm the F136 crankshaft recall is closed on early cars (NHTSA 12V211, US campaign ref. 52; 74 US cars, 206 worldwide, mostly 2011-2012). A grinding-machine setup error left some crankshafts out of spec, risking sudden engine seizure; the remedy replaced the crankshaft or the engine.
3. 3Sticky interior is the classic 458 complaint. The rubberized soft-touch coating on buttons and trim degrades into a tacky residue with heat and use. It's cosmetic, but refinishing or replacing the parts costs real money, so factor it in.
4. 4Budget for expensive repairs; the dual-clutch clutch is prone to failure and needing rebuilt. Get a specialist pre-purchase inspection and full service history.
5. 5Confirm the front trunk (frunk) latch recall is closed (NHTSA 14V487000, US campaign ref. 54; 2010-2014 cars). The front-trunk secondary latch could fail to release from inside the compartment, so the fix modifies it to a compliant design.
6. 6Confirm the brake fluid leak recall is closed (NHTSA 21V833000; 2010-2015 cars). The brake fluid reservoir could leak and cost braking; the remedy replaces the reservoir cap and updates software.
7. 7Check the airbag recalls are closed: Takata passenger inflators that can rupture on deployment (NHTSA 16V341000 and later campaigns), a 2015 driver-airbag module that can deploy rotated (NHTSA 15V433000), and on the latest cars an airbag ECU fault (NHTSA 19V411000).
8. 8Beyond clutch wear, early cars (roughly 2010-2013) suffer dual-clutch internal speed/pressure sensor faults. Specialists now split the transaxle to replace the sensors (about $5,000) rather than swap the whole box; brittle internal cable ties chafing the wiring are a known cause.
9. 9Listen on a cold start for the ticking or hissing of a cracked exhaust manifold, a common early-car fault where the thin-wall headers split at the collector welds. Ferrari revised the weld pattern; thicker-wall aftermarket headers are the durable fix.

• 10V3890002010
  Adhesive in the rear wheel-arch heat shield could overheat near the exhaust and, at high temperatures, smoke or ignite; remedy replaces the glued shield with a riveted one.
• 12V2110002011-2012
  A grinding-machine setup error left some F136 crankshafts out of spec, risking sudden engine seizure; remedy replaced the crankshaft or the engine.
• 14V4870002010-2014
  The front-trunk secondary latch could fail to release from inside the compartment; remedy modifies it to a compliant design.
• 21V8330002010-2015
  The brake fluid reservoir could leak and cost braking; remedy replaces the reservoir cap and updates software.
• 16V3410002010-2015
  Takata passenger frontal airbag inflators can degrade with humidity and heat and rupture on deployment; remedy replaces the passenger airbag assembly.
• 15V4330002015
  An improperly assembled driver's airbag module could deploy in a rotated orientation, raising injury risk.
• 19V4110002015
  A faulty airbag electronic control unit could keep the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners from deploying.

US NHTSA campaigns for this model. A listed campaign may not apply to a particular car, and may already have been remedied — check a specific car by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.