Does the Maserati Quattroporte fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Maserati Quattroporte records 8.57 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.83 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.26, 95% interval −6.05 to −4.47). It ranks 575 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 Quattroporte by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Maserati Quattroporte is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 180 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 180 | 2.11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 90 | 1.06 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 62 | 0.73 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 61 | 0.72 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 59 | 0.69 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,520 (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
If a Maserati Quattroporte gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.6% of Maserati Quattroporte MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 2,364 miles later (895 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 895 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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