2017 Maserati Ghibli: MOT pass rate and reliability

86.1% of 2017 Maserati Ghiblis pass the MOT first time, measured across 498 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 51,169 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Maserati Ghiblis (84.6%, 3,338 tests): +1.5 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +2.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Maserati Ghibli model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Maserati Ghibli:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2014 82.8% 615 70,107
2015 84.9% 740 63,867
2016 84.1% 801 58,417
2017 86.1% 498 51,169
2018 84.2% 323 44,013
2019 89% 210 37,439

What this means if you are buying a 2017 Ghibli

The 2017 sits close to the Maserati Ghibli average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2017 Maserati Ghibli the average at test was 51,169 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 89%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 82.8%. That 6.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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