Does the Maserati GranCabrio fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Maserati GranCabrio records 5.45 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.70 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.25, 95% interval −4.29 to −2.22). It ranks 509 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Maserati GranCabrio by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Maserati GranCabrio is “Warning device shows system malfunction”, recorded 32 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 32 | 1.02 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,122 (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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