81.8%
Maserati Ghibli pass rate
Used Maserati Ghibli buying guide
In 2025, Maserati Ghibli cars passed 81.8% of 3,523 initial MOT tests, 9.5 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Maserati Ghibli MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+9.5
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Ghibli sits 174th of 575 models in the data. Maserati as a brand averaged 83.1%, so this model runs 1.3 points behind its own brand. Maserati Ghibli cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 85.6% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 80.9%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Maserati Ghibli MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Ghibli compares with similar cars.
Ghibli fuel types
Diesel made up 61.6% of Maserati Ghibli MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Most used examples you look at will be diesels.
Where the Ghibli fails its MOT
Where Maserati Ghibli cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (19.1%), condition has ply or cords exposed (9.1%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.3%). See every common Ghibli MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Maserati Ghibli that failed, not a claim that every Ghibli has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Ghibli?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 39.4% of Ghibli failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 16.3% of Ghibli failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 14.3% of Ghibli failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 9.3% of Ghibli failure items.
5
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 7.8% of Ghibli failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Maserati Ghibli failures cluster around tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Maserati models
The most-tested Maserati models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Ghibli.
See all 3 Maserati models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Maserati Ghibli FAQs
Is the Maserati Ghibli reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 81.8% first-time pass rate for the Maserati Ghibli across 3,523 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Maserati Ghibli cars fail their MOT more often?
Maserati Ghibli cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 85.6% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 80.9%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Maserati Ghibli?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Maserati Ghibli's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.