Maserati Granturismo
Registered from 2007 to 2020.
About this model
The Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio are a series of grand tourers produced by the Italian manufacturer Maserati, succeeding the Maserati Coupé and Spyder.
From the Wikipedia article Maserati GranTurismo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 4.2 petrol. 57 of 339 tests failed, 17%.
Better than 91% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 51% | 29 |
| Brakes | 32% | 18 |
| Tyres and wheels | 25% | 14 |
| Lights and electrics | 14% | 8 |
| Visibility | 9% | 5 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 5% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Warning device shows system malfunction
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 51% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 32% of its failures
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Tyres and wheels — 25% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust and emissions — 5% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 14% of its failures
- Visibility — 9% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 21% of its inspections, against the 24% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 10% | 16% | 60 | |
| 40–60k miles | 15% | 20% | 125 | |
| 60–80k miles | 21% | 24% | 99 |
284 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.7 petrol · 453 hp · 1955 kg · 2939 mm wheelbase · 13.5 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 4.7 petrol · 1955 kg · 2942 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/1374/19
A capacitor in the airbag control unit may be defective. As a result, the functioning of the airbags can be impaired, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident.
Recall of the product from end users