Does the Maserati Ghibli fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Maserati Ghibli records 5.47 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.49 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.02, 95% interval −1.39 to −0.66). It ranks 342 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Maserati Ghibli by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Maserati Ghibli is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 268 times in 2019–2024.

Maserati Ghibli: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	268	1.41
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	165	0.87
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	123	0.65
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	113	0.60
Switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements or the rear position lamps can be switched off when the headlamps are on	51	0.27

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,969 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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