Maserati 3200GT
Registered from 1999 to 2002.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2001 3.2 petrol. 19 of 122 tests failed, 16%.
Better than 95% of 2001 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 463 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 42% | 8 |
| Steering | 37% | 7 |
| Brakes | 32% | 6 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 26% | 5 |
| Visibility | 26% | 5 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 21% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A tyre seriously damaged
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: failed more often than 99% of 2001 cars — 37% of its 19 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 4%.
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 97% of 2001 cars — 26% of its 19 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 4%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 42% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Steering — 37% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 32% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 21% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Seat belts and airbags — 26% of its failures
- Visibility — 26% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen