Selling a junk or non-running Maserati Quattroporte

So on a Quattroporte with a problem, the recall history is worth as much attention as what other owners reported. If yours is past saving, we buy whole non-running and junk cars, with free pickup anywhere in the US.

Complaints and recalls by model year

Figures are NHTSA's as of October 10, 2026. Where a year has no complaints, its recall count is left blank. A recall spanning several years is counted in each one, and owners of the latest Quattroportes have had only a short stretch to send in reports.

Complaints and recalls, generation by generation

Fifth generation (2005-2012 model years in the file)

Wikipedia dates this car from July 2003 to 2012, styled by Ken Okuyama at Pininfarina. It used a 4.2- or 4.7-liter Ferrari F136 V8 with either a 6-speed Graziano DuoSelect automated manual or a 6-speed ZF automatic. The facelift went into production in June 2008.

Suspension comes up most here. Owners of the 2009 named it in 4 of 6 complaints and ties for the lead on the 2008. Quattroporte suspension parts drew three recalls: 13V196 for rear tie rods lacking enough anti-corrosion material (2005-2008), 09V001 for ball joint nuts with the wrong torque (2006-2008), and 11V406 for rear toe-in tie-rods (2009). All three also covered the GranTurismo, and two of them Alfa Romeo models, so the vehicle counts are campaign totals. The 2007 also had 07V319, a software issue in the antilock brake control unit on cars with the automatic.

Sixth generation (2014-2024)

Built at Grugliasco from 2013 to 2022, then at Mirafiori in Turin until 2023. Recall notices describe V6 engines, a 3.8-liter V8 in the GTS and an eight-speed automatic.

No Quattroporte year draws more than the 2014: 11 complaints, 3 of them crashes, and 8 recall campaigns. Two campaigns hit the GTS V8 alone: 15V686, a missing protective cap on the starter cable (2014), and 17V610, a fuel pump resistor that can cut engine power (2015-2017). Most of the rest were shared with the Ghibli: fuel lines, the floor mat, rear tie-rod bolts, seat wiring. Two of the 2021's three complaints name the seat belts, the same year 21V703 replaced rear seat belt retractors.

Before 2005

Wikipedia lists a third generation (1979-1990, 4.2 or 4.9 V8) and a fourth (1994 to May 2001, twin-turbo V6 or V8 on Biturbo underpinnings). NHTSA holds no complaints on any Quattroporte model year before 2005.

Selling a Quattroporte whole

1. Gather the VIN, mileage and version (S, GTS, SQ4, Sport GT and so on), plus what's wrong.
2. Get an offer online, or call (877) 421-6008.
3. Explain how it's sitting. A Quattroporte with a broken suspension arm may drag a wheel, which changes how it gets loaded.
4. Don't strip it first. The offer assumes an intact Quattroporte, so flag any part someone already took.
5. Pickup day: the signed-over title and your ID. Plates differ by state; after you sell lists them.

Repair or sell?

Check the VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup before anything else; dealers do the recall work. When a fifth-generation Quattroporte needs worn suspension parts that no recall covers, get a written estimate and weigh it against a healthy Quattroporte from that year. Our broken suspension guide covers when the car is unsafe to drive, and repairs cost more than it is worth covers the math.