Maserati MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 6,778 MOT tests on Maserati cars from 2023, covering 3 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 6,778 MOT tests on Maserati cars in 2023, 82% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Maserati models with enough tests, the Granturismo did best at 83% and the Quattroporte did least well at 81%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Maserati models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ghibli | 3,432 | 83% |
| Granturismo | 1,954 | 83% |
| Quattroporte | 1,392 | 81% |
What Maserati cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Tyres7.8% (all cars 6.4%)
- Lights and electrics4.1% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes3.7% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility2.6% (all cars 4.8%)
- Suspension2.6% (all cars 9.0%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.5% (all cars 3.1%)
- Number plates and VIN0.9% (all cars 0.4%)
- Steering0.5% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common Maserati failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.2%
- Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 2.2%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.8%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 1.2%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 1.1%
- Tyres, condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 1.0%
- Headlamp aim: too high 0.9%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 0.9%
Check a particular Maserati
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.