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Maserati

Levante D V6 Auto

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%

ULEZ compliant

Diesel cars registered from September 2015 generally meet Euro 6 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.

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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.

Pre-2018 cohort 2,576

Pass

91.4%

Fail

7.2%

PRS

0.7%

Avg mileage at test

55,301 mi

2018–2020 cohort 961

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

Levante D V6 Auto: a strong MOT record by UK norms

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

Group 46–50

A high-group car — insurance costs will be significantly above average. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

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46–50

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

    86 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  2. 02

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    68 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  3. 03

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    68 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  4. 04

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    41 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  5. 05

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    35 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade defective

    29 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  7. 07

    A tyre seriously damaged

    25 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  8. 08

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    24 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  9. 09

    Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements

    20 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  10. 10

    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

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

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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Buying or keeping a Levante D V6 Auto?

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.