Maserati Granturismo MOT pass rate and common problems

The Maserati Granturismo passed 82.4% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.1 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.

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How the Granturismo compares

Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.

82.4%

Maserati Granturismo

83.1%

Maserati average

72.3%

UK average, all cars

The Granturismo runs 0.7 points behind the Maserati average. It is 2nd of the 3 Maserati models in the data. The average Granturismo arrived at its test 13.2 years old with 44,945 miles recorded.

A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.

Granturismo MOT pass rate by age

The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.

Maserati Granturismo cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 84.5% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 81.5%, a drop of 3 percentage points.

Age at testTestsPass ratevs UK average
3 to 5 years (small sample) 57 89.5% 17.2 pts above
6 to 10 years 432 84.5% 12.2 pts above
11 years and over 1,342 81.5% 9.2 pts above

That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.

Where Granturismo failures cluster

Every failure item recorded on Maserati Granturismo cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.

  • Tyres24.8%
  • Brakes23.9%
  • Suspension14.9%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12.9%
  • Visibility10.6%
  • Identification of the vehicle4.9%

Tyres and brakes together account for 48.7% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.

The 10 most common Granturismo MOT failures

Specific items recorded on Maserati Granturismo cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.

  1. 1Coil spring fractured or brokenSuspension 8.4%
  2. 2Condition has ply or cords exposedTyres 7.8%
  3. 3Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectivelyVisibility 7.4%
  4. 4Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mmTyres 7%
  5. 5Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs faultBrakes 5.1%
  6. 6Parking brake performance inoperative on one sideBrakes 3.7%
  7. 7Condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structureTyres 3.7%
  8. 8Rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required valueBrakes 3.4%
  9. 9Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirementsIdentification of the vehicle 3.2%
  10. 10Headlamp aim too highLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.8%

Together these 10 items make up 52.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Maserati Granturismo cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.

What to look at on a Granturismo

The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.

1

Tyres

Recorded most often: condition has ply or cords exposed, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. 18.5% of failure items.

2

Brakes

Recorded most often: anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs fault, parking brake performance inoperative on one side and rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value. 12.1% of failure items.

3

Suspension

Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken. 8.4% of failure items.

4

Visibility

Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 7.4% of failure items.

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Maserati Granturismo MOT FAQs

What is the Maserati Granturismo MOT pass rate?

82.4% of Maserati Granturismo cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,831 tests. That is 10.1 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 166th of 575 models.

What does a Maserati Granturismo most commonly fail its MOT on?

The item testers recorded most often on Maserati Granturismo cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 8.4% of failure items. Next were condition has ply or cords exposed (7.8%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.4%).

Which area causes the most Maserati Granturismo MOT failures?

Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 24.8%, followed by brakes at 23.9%.

Do older Maserati Granturismo cars fail their MOT more often?

Maserati Granturismo cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 84.5% of MOT tests in 2025, against 81.5% for cars aged 11 years and over.

Does this mean every Maserati Granturismo has these problems?

No. These are the items testers recorded across every Maserati Granturismo that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.

How do I see a specific Maserati Granturismo's MOT history?

Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.