Pass rate
86.1%
Above average — 8.9 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 208 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £25–£60
2012 Maserati Grancabrio MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 32,473 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
44.5% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tyre has a tear. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 93.1% pass
- Avoid 2010 82.9% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 10.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 84.2%
- Typical mileage
- 32k mi
The 2012 Maserati Grancabrio MOT pass rate is 86.1% of its MOT tests — 8.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 44.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Maserati Grancabrio does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.3× the national share
Tyres make up 44.5% of everything recorded on the 2012 Maserati Grancabrio, against 19.8% nationally — 24.7 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 77.2% and this one manages 86.1% — 8.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 208 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Maserati Grancabrio compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 8.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 84.2%. The median 2012 Maserati Grancabrio in this dataset had covered 32,473 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 83.6% of the time, April–September 87.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 3.37% of tests.
- 208 recorded tests behind this page.
- 86.1% overall pass rate, 84.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Maserati Grancabrio, the average is 86.5% — best year 2019 (93.1%), worst 2010 (82.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 208
- Typical mileage (median)
- 32,473 mi
- Make and model
- Maserati Grancabrio
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Grancabrio MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 64% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Grancabrio
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 60 | 86.7% |
| East of England | 39 | 84.6% |
| South West | 29 | 89.7% |
| West Midlands | 26 | 80.8% |
| London | 22 | 72.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Grancabrio
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Grancabrio
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the coil springs 3.4% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.9% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the lights 1.4% of tests
“anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Grancabrio through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £25–£60 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £25–£60
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: has a tear, caused by separation or partial…
- £45–£95
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 208 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Grancabrio, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2010 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 82.9% to 93.1% — a spread of 10.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 82.9% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2011 86.5% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2012 86.1%coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 84.7% anti-lock braking system warning…
- 2014 88.9% anti-lock braking system warning…
- 2015 85.1% tyre pressure monitoring system…
- 2016 86.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2017 85.7% anti-lock braking system warning…
- 2018 92.0% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2019 93.1% tread depth below requirements of…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Maserati Grancabrio with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Audi Tt 86.1%
- Audi Q7 86.1%
- Porsche Cayenne 86.4%
- Toyota Iq 86.5%
- Toyota Prius 85.6%
- Mazda Mx-5 85.6%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Maserati Grancabrio 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 146 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 65 | 44.50% | 19.76% | +24.74 |
| Suspension | 23 | 15.80% | 20.98% | −5.18 |
| Brakes | 23 | 15.80% | 20.89% | −5.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11 | 7.50% | 12.21% | −4.71 |
| Visibility | 10 | 6.80% | 4.97% | +1.83 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 2.70% | 5.52% | −2.82 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 2.70% | 4.18% | −1.48 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 2.10% | 1.76% | +0.34 |
| Road Wheels | 2 | 1.40% | 0.75% | +0.65 |
| Steering | 1 | 0.70% | 2.57% | −1.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.4% | £25–65 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £8–22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £3–15 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £3–15 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.96% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.96% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.96% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.96% | £5–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.9% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Anti-roll bar corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 2.4% | £12–30 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 1.9% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 79 | 87.3% | 20,224 mi |
| 30-60k | 111 | 87.4% | 39,429 mi |
| 60-90k | 18 | 72.2% | 63,696 mi |
Source: 208 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Grancabrio MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Maserati Grancabrio?
86.1% of the 208 2012 Maserati Grancabrio tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 84.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Maserati Grancabrio?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (3.37%), has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.92%), has ply or cords exposed (1.92%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Maserati Grancabrio MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.3% of the time, falling to 72.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Maserati Grancabrio in this dataset had covered 32,473 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 Maserati Grancabrio MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 83.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 87.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.