Maserati Quattroporte
Registered from 2000 to 2021.
About this model
The Maserati Quattroporte is a four-door full-size luxury saloon produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati. The name translated from Italian means "four doors". The production of the sixth generation ended in late 2023, with the first generation introduced in 1963.
From the Wikipedia article Maserati Quattroporte, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 4.2 petrol. 36 of 194 tests failed, 19%.
Better than 86% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 47% | 17 |
| Lights and electrics | 42% | 15 |
| Suspension | 31% | 11 |
| Tyres and wheels | 31% | 11 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 17% | 6 |
| Visibility | 14% | 5 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Where it stands out against its peers
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 96% of 2007 cars — 17% of its 36 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 1%.
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.
- Brakes — 47% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
- Suspension — 31% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyres and wheels — 31% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 42% of its failures
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Seat belts and airbags — 17% of its failures
- Visibility — 14% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 28% of its inspections, against the 27% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 17% | 21% | 46 | |
| 60–80k miles | 19% | 24% | 58 | |
| 80–100k miles | 28% | 27% | 47 |
151 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.0 petrol · 422 hp · 2057 kg · 3171 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 3.0 diesel · 2060 kg · 3171 mm wheelbase · 8.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 3.0 diesel · 275 hp · 2059 kg · 3135 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/00182/22
The pressure and temperature sensor built into the fuel line may be leaky, with the result that fuel leakage may occur. This can cause a loss of power and could increase the risk of fire. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of Motor Vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/01270/24
Fuel may leak from the pressure and temperature sensor built into the fuel line. Leaking fuel could lead to the loss of power and to an increased risk of fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of Motor Vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0944/18
The welding on the front axle frame could be defective. This could cause a loss of driving stability.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1212/17
The seat cabling of the driver's seat may be incorrectly installed. This can cause the seat cabling to rub against metal points of the seat and/or against the seat frame unit. Over time this could lead to an electrical short circuit which could cause a fire.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1670/15
Due to a manufacturing error, a short-circuit could occur in the main cable between the starter and the generator.
Recall of the product from end users