Maserati Ghibli MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Maserati Ghibli MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Maserati Ghibli passed on its first attempt in 84.5%, and its overall record sits +5.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Maserati Ghibli in the 2023–2025 data: 11,040 tests across 9 model years (2014–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Maserati Ghibli MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Maserati Ghibli, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Maserati Ghibli's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Maserati Ghibli DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Maserati Ghibli, each with how many of the model's 11,040 tests it was noted on.

• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 282 Maserati Ghibli tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 173 Maserati Ghibli tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 168 Maserati Ghibli tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 168 Maserati Ghibli tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 142 Maserati Ghibli tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 140 Maserati Ghibli tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Maserati Ghibli Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Maserati Ghibli model year on record is 2022 (93.3% across 75 tests), and the weakest is 2014 (85.2%). The gap between them is 8.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Maserati Ghibli reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.1 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Maserati Ghibli Owners

These checks follow this Maserati Ghibli's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Maserati Ghibli.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the suspension joints — “track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated,”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Maserati Ghibli. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Maserati Ghibli is most common

Across every Ghibli model year on record (2014–2022): 5,786 Maserati Ghibli cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 11,040 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 207 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Maserati Ghibli cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

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