Maserati Ghibli MOT reliability

Maserati Ghiblis passed their MOT first time 82% of the time across 3,523 tests in 2025. 3,152 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

82%

MOTs analysed

3,523

Still licensed (GB)

3,152

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 petrol

49 MOTs

These figures come from 49 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 28,906 (most between 22,204 and 39,611).

2023: 77% → 2024: 77% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (2.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.0%)
Electronic parking brake: control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (2.0%)

2020 diesel

34 MOTs

These figures come from 34 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 37,604 (most between 26,540 and 48,134).

2022: 100% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (5.9%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (5.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.9%)

2020 hybrid

16 MOTs

These figures come from only 16 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 94%. Typical mileage 37,977 (most between 20,756 and 53,590).

2023: 91% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (6.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (6.3%)

Where 2020 Ghiblis fail

Wheels & tyres

10.2%

Brakes

2.0%

Lights & electrics

2.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.