It’s okay as a daily driver. I’ve put almost 40k kilometers on my 2012 458 spider since buying it two years ago and although the car is mechanically sound, here are the parts I’ve had replaced:- RH rear speed sensor in 2017
-LH rear speed sensor in 2018 (lasted one year more)
-o2 sensors
-ABS sensorsSee AlsoFerrari 458 Italia Market - CLASSIC.COM10 Reasons Why The Ferrari 458 Speciale Is The Best Modern FerrariHow many miles is too many miles for a Ferrari?Tested: 2010 Ferrari 458 ItaliaOne big issue with this car due to heavy electronics are that sensors are timed life. Your sensors will die, thankfully most sensors are cheap (in the Ferrari scale of course) and accessible and therefore cheap and quick to replace (day job).
However if you’re unlucky, sensors in your gearbox may also die, which requires reassembly or replacement depending on where in the double clutch gearbox the sensor resides. Most common are the gearbox speed and e diff differential pressure sensors.
My spider is due for a replacement e diff sensor, which requires disassembly of the differential from the Getrag DSG and replacing and reassembling. Quoted 13k part and labour at dealer and 7.7k at independent and requires one to two weeks of labor. Note that few independents are capable of this work as it requires access to Getrag gearbox specific workshop manuals.
So relatively reliable for an exotic but due to nature of sensors dying over time keep that in mind if it’s your only car and you have a long commute.
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