Maserati
3,572 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Levante D V6 Autos pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 13.4 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
90.9%
Pass-after-fix
0.6%
Fail
7.9%
Avg miles
52,726
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Diesel cars registered from September 2015 generally meet Euro 6 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 3,537 tests
Pass rate drops 2.1 points across the cohorts — recent Levante D V6 Auto examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.
Pass
91.4%
Fail
7.2%
PRS
0.7%
Avg mileage at test
55,301 mi
Pass
89.3%
Fail
9.8%
PRS
0.4%
Avg mileage at test
46,798 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 1,320 MOT tests, the Levante D V6 Auto returns 87.7% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is tyre tread under the limit. A tyre with the cords showing and windscreen damage round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 46,363, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
A high-group car — insurance costs will be significantly above average. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated
86 occurrences · 2.4% of tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
68 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
A tyre cords visible or damaged
68 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
41 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
35 occurrences · 1.0% of tests
Wiper blade defective
29 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
25 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
24 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
20 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
18 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures
£280–£590
If every one of this Levante D V6 Auto's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 2.1-point gap between bands is modest — the year you buy Maserati Levante D V6 Auto makes a small but real difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
91.4%
Pre-2018 registration
the older band (pre-2018) climbs to 91.4% — a 2.1-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.
Band to be cautious about
89.3%
2018–2020 registration
On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 89.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 91.4% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: has ply or cords exposed, damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, and does not conform to the specified requirements. Average mileage on test for this band is 46,798 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: pre-2018 (91.4% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (89.3% pass). That's a 2.1-point spread across 961 older tests and 2,576 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Levante D V6 Auto and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.
