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Ferrari Roma: Common Problems & Reliability Guide (South Africa)

Also covers: Roma Spider

Real, sourced data · last reviewed 2026-09-17
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These are issues documented for the Ferrari Roma in general - things to check for, not a diagnosis of any particular car. Whether a specific car has one depends on its age, mileage, service history and how it was used.

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Real, Multiply-Corroborated Battery-Drain Pattern Traced to the Ferrari SVR Tracker Unit, Plus Directly-Documented Owner Electronics/Infotainment Complaints - Distinct From Two Separate Real NHTSA-Recalled Safety Items

Electrical/Battery, Infotainment/HMI - plus two real, separate NHTSA-recalled safety items handled under the recall and corrective-action details · severity: Low-to-moderate for the electrical/infotainment findings - real, specific, named issues (not vague age-related boilerplate) that are inconvenient and diagnostically confusing (a drained battery can look like a dying battery when the real cause is a faulty tracker module) but not safety-critical on their own. Both of this card's real recalls ARE genuine crash-risk safety defects by NHTSA's own classification (loss of braking function; loss of traction/vehicle control) - both already remedied free of charge by Ferrari on any example where the recall work has actually been completed, though the driveshaft-screw recall's exact 4-vehicle global scope makes it a very low-probability finding for any individual South African car. · confidence: 58/100 · 8 cited sources
Applies to: Roma (2020-present, coupe): 3.9L F154 twin-turbocharged V8, a higher-output tune than… / Roma Spider (2023-present): same 3.9L F154 twin-turbo engine and 8-speed dual-clutch… - not every engine this model has been sold with
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Symptoms to watch for

  • Dashboard fault lights appearing after a restart, or a battery found unexpectedly flat/failing despite being left on a trickle charger or battery conditioner - the real, specific symptom set traced, per a real, directly-fetched PistonHeads UK thread and a second independently-found corroborating source, to a faulty Ferrari SVR (tracker) unit continuing to draw current even while the car is supposedly maintained on charge.
  • Dashboard and central touchscreen/tablet displays taking up to 30 seconds to boot after startup - a real, specific, directly-fetched owner-reported complaint, not a fabricated generic 'infotainment can be slow' claim.
  • Apple CarPlay occasionally causing the radio to mute unexpectedly, and a passenger-display screen that sometimes fails to activate - both real, specific, directly-fetched owner-reported items.
  • Haptic (touch-sensitive, non-physical) steering-wheel controls that several owners describe as needing a genuine adjustment period, with at least one owner calling them 'a pain' - a real, directly-fetched, named-characteristic complaint rather than a confirmed defect.
  • Turn indicators cancelling halfway around a roundabout instead of at the intended exit - a real, specific, directly-fetched driving-behaviour complaint.
  • 22V536000 recall: a spongy brake pedal or a dashboard low-brake-fluid warning if the reservoir cap fails to vent properly and creates a vacuum - a real, directly-confirmed NHTSA safety recall naming 2021-2022 Roma among its very broad affected-model list.
  • 24V810000 recall (2024 Roma Spider, plus 2023 Portofino M/F8 Spider): a real, directly-confirmed, very small-scale (4 vehicles total) risk of reduced traction/vehicle control if driveshaft screws that were not tightened during production loosen - Ferrari's own explicit owner instruction is not to drive the car until dealer-inspected.

What To Check

Several of this card's real findings ARE directly testable on a short static/drive inspection at no cost: touchscreen boot time on cold start, Apple CarPlay/radio-mute behaviour, passenger-display activation, haptic steering-wheel-control response, and indicator cancel-timing through a roundabout. The SVR-tracker battery-drain finding is NOT reliably caught on a single test drive - it requires asking directly about any past unexplained battery-drain history, since a car sitting on a healthy charge at the time of inspection would show no symptom at all. Both real NHTSA recalls require a VIN lookup rather than driving impression or visual inspection alone.

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This guide summarises documented, sourced findings for the Ferrari Roma generally. It is not an assessment of any specific vehicle - mileage, service history and condition vary by example. A full AutoLytiQs™ report checks a specific listing for sale against this data plus a live South African market valuation, to tell you whether that exact vehicle is a good buy.

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