2009 Maserati Quattroporte MOT pass rate

Pass rate

84.0%

Around average — 10.0 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 319 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £40–£100

Which year to buy

  • Best 2019 90.0% pass
  • Avoid 2006 78.3% pass

Across the 15 years on record, a spread of 11.7 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass
82.0%
Typical mileage
60k mi

The 2009 Maserati Quattroporte MOT pass rate is 84.0% of its MOT tests — 10.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.1% of what testers record.

MOT PASS RATES

The 2009 Maserati Quattroporte on the real record

84.0% of 2009 Maserati Quattroporte MOTs passed — 319 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rate

The answer from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records.

Check your postcode

MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Maserati Quattroporte does in your corner of the country.

How one model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Expert verdict

Suspension: 1.5× the national share

Suspension accounts for 32.1% of everything recorded on the 2009 Maserati Quattroporte, against 21.0% nationally — 11.1 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.

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 2009 Maserati Quattroporte compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 10.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.0%. The median 2009 Maserati Quattroporte in this dataset had covered 59,636 mi.

Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 83.6% of the time, April–September 84.4%.

The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 3.13% of tests.

  • 319 recorded tests behind this page.
  • 84.0% overall pass rate, 82.0% on a first attempt.
  • Across every year of the Maserati Quattroporte, the average is 84.0% — best year 2019 (90.0%), worst 2006 (78.3%).

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
319
Typical mileage (median)
59,636 mi
Make and model
Maserati Quattroporte
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 Quattroporte MOT pass rate?

0-30k 90.0%
30-60k 86.3%
60-90k 78.5%
90-120k 92.9%
120k+ 75.0%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the Quattroporte

Region Tests Pass rate
South East 89 85.4%
London 69 79.7%
East of England 31 93.5%
South West 26 76.9%
North West 22 86.4%
West Midlands 19 84.2%
East Midlands 18 88.9%
Yorkshire 16 87.5%

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 2009 Quattroporte

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.

Suspension 32.1%
+11.1 pts vs national national 21.0% Price suspension parts
Tyres 22.7%
+2.9 pts vs national national 19.8% Compare tyre prices
Brakes 16.5%
−4.4 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts
Visibility 7.9%
+2.9 pts vs national national 5.0% Order bulbs & wipers
Show the other 6 fault categories
  • Emissions & leaks 4.8%
  • Lamps & electrics 3.8%
  • Advisories 3.6%
  • Steering 2.6%
  • Body & chassis 2.2%
  • Seat belts 1.4%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2009 Maserati Quattroporte tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

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 2009 Quattroporte

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.

  1. Check the coil springs 3.1% 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.

  2. Check the wipers and washers 2.5% of tests

    “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

    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.

  3. Check the windscreen 1.9% of tests

    “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.

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 2009 Quattroporte through its MOT

Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £40–£100 — and 14% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 10 common items
£40–£100
Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
£8–£22
Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
£80–£200
Common items a careful owner can do at home
70%
Repairs that still cost under £30
14%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 319 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 Quattroporte, side by side

15 model years on record, from 2004 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 78.3% to 90.0% — a spread of 11.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

  1. 2004 80.6% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
  2. 2005 84.6% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
  3. 2006 78.3% coil spring fractured or broken
  4. 2007 81.0% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
  5. 2008 81.2% coil spring fractured or broken
  6. 2009 84.0%
    coil spring fractured or broken
  7. 2010 81.7% coil spring fractured or broken
  8. 2011 85.3% windscreen damaged but not…
  9. 2013 86.7% windscreen damaged but not…
  10. 2014 84.1% track rod end ball joint dust…
  11. 2015 86.9% position lamp not working
  12. 2016 86.1% tread depth below requirements of…
  13. 2017 88.8% tread depth below requirements of…
  14. 2018 87.4% wipers does not clear the…
  15. 2019 90.0% windscreen damaged but not…

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 2009 Maserati Quattroporte 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.

Compare 2009 with another year →

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Other 2009 cars with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 Maserati Quattroporte 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 408 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
Suspension 134 32.10% 20.98% +11.12
Tyres 95 22.70% 19.76% +2.94
Brakes 69 16.50% 20.89% −4.39
Visibility 33 7.90% 4.97% +2.93
Noise, emissions and leaks 20 4.80% 5.52% −0.72
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 16 3.80% 12.21% −8.41
Non-component advisories 15 3.60% 4.18% −0.58
Steering 11 2.60% 2.57% +0.03
Body, chassis, structure 9 2.20% 5.57% −3.37
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 6 1.40% 0.82% +0.58

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 319 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost Part
Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension Major 3.1% £25–65 Coil Spring →
Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility Major 2.5% £8–22 Wiper Blade →
Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes Major 2.2% £60–150 Brake Servicing →
Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes Major 1.9% £45–110 Brake Discs and Pads Set →
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility Minor 1.9% £80–200 Windscreen →
Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension Major 1.6% £40–150 Suspension Component →
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Major 1.6% £45–95 Tyres →
Ball joint excessively worn Suspension Major 1.3% £18–45 Ball Joint →
Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Major 1.3% £45–95 Tyres →
Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres Major 0.94% £45–95 Tyres →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Advisory 14.4% £45–95
Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension Advisory 11.9% £25–65
Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension Advisory 5.6% £40–150
Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes Advisory 5.3% £45–110
Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Advisory 4.4% £45–95
Ball joint excessively worn Suspension Advisory 4.1% £18–45

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage Tests Pass rate Median odometer
0-30k 30 90.0% 18,584 mi
30-60k 131 86.3% 46,691 mi
60-90k 121 78.5% 73,834 mi
90-120k 28 92.9% 102,298 mi
120k+ 8 75.0% 131,705 mi

Source: 319 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.

2009 Quattroporte MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Maserati Quattroporte?

84.0% of the 319 2009 Maserati Quattroporte tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 82.0%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Maserati Quattroporte?

The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (3.13%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.51%), parking brake performance inoperative on one side (2.19%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2009 Maserati Quattroporte MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.0% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Maserati Quattroporte in this dataset had covered 59,636 mi.

Does the season affect the 2009 Maserati Quattroporte MOT pass rate?

Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 83.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.