2014 Maserati Quattroporte 3.0L Petrol · 15 EMS

The most recent MOT (11 April 2025) was a pass, but it flagged both front tyres as “worn close to the legal limit” on the inner edges. A month earlier the car failed its MOT (26 March 2025) because the brake pads were already below the minimum thickness (both front and rear), the rear discs showed pitting, the rear tyres were below the 1.6 mm tread requirement, and the supplementary restraint system warning lamp was illuminated. These findings point to a clear pattern of wear on the braking system and tyres. The brake‑pad wear was first noted in September 2023 (both front and rear pads described as “wearing thin”), and by March 2025 the pads had fallen below the legal minimum. Tyre tread depth has also been a recurring issue: the rear tyres were at the legal limit in 2023 and were below the limit in early 2025, while the front tyres are now close to the limit. The SRS warning lamp appeared only in the 2025 failure, suggesting a new fault that may need diagnostic work. Overall the trend is worsening rather than stabilising. The vehicle moved from clean MOTs in 2021 and 2022 to increasingly severe wear items in 2023 and 2025. The low recorded mileage (≈ 42 000 mi for a 12‑year‑old car) could mean the car has been lightly used, but the accelerated brake and tyre wear suggests either periods of hard driving, lack of routine component replacement, or that the tyres and pads are simply old and have not been refreshed despite the low mileage. For a prospective buyer the priority checks are: Inspect all four tyres for tread depth, side‑wall condition and even wear; replace any tyre that is close to or below the legal limit.