Maserati Spyder
Registered from 2002 to 2011.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2002 4.2 petrol. 19 of 95 tests failed, 20%.
Better than 90% of 2002 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 558 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 53% | 10 |
| Brakes | 32% | 6 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 26% | 5 |
| Steering | 26% | 5 |
| Visibility | 26% | 5 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 21% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 98% of 2002 cars — 26% of its 19 failed tests, where an ordinary 2002 car has 3%.
- Steering: failed more often than 95% of 2002 cars — 26% of its 19 failed tests, where an ordinary 2002 car has 5%.
- Visibility: failed more often than 91% of 2002 cars — 26% of its 19 failed tests, where an ordinary 2002 car has 11%.
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 — 32% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Steering — 26% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Exhaust and emissions — 21% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 53% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Seat belts and airbags — 26% of its failures
- Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
- Visibility — 26% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen