Let’s talk about the Maserati Levante, 2017-2024. Love it or hate it, this is a Maserati that can tow or hit a track day or haul a cross state road trip in comfort (believe me, I’ve done them all).
The “Stellantis” reliability. We hear this a lot, like nonstop. These are actually reliable cars for the most part. Period. But like any car, they have their share of common issues, and you’ll be paying the exotic car tax on fixing these. We’ll document how to fix them but for the new buyer considering one of these, here’s the breakdown:
Control Arms
The same woe most Air Ride suspension based, heavy vehicles face of this era, accelerated wear of control arms. Maserati did address this in 2021+ models but they are still considered a wear item. Look for creaking or clunking out of the front lower control arms, or rear Camber or torsion arms. On a 2017-2020 these can fail anywhere between 30k-80k miles.
Water Drainage Issues
This one is Levante specific rather than all Maseratis of this era, 2017-2020 models are prone to water drainage issues resulting in electrical issues and in extreme cases, mold and rust. If drains are clogged whether from outside debris or defective factory kinks in drain lines, the result is usually a puddle of water in the driver footwell, where the harnesses from the engine bay connect to harnesses in the interior. Check for moisture on the interior near the top left edge of the Driver’s carpeting and as far as prevention goes, keep the drains clean of any leaves or debris and verify all weatherstripping is free of rips or cracks.
Thermostats (applies to V6)
This is the one Stellantis aspect we can touch base on, the thermostats used here are prone to failures. It’s usually not catastrophic, in most cases it will be stuck open, resulting in the vehicle taking longer to warm up or reach operating temperatures. The benefit of it being a Stellantis issue, the part is inexpensive and manufactured by Mahle.
Poor Maintenance
This one isn’t so much a fault of the car itself, but inherently any depreciating/depreciated car. I’ve seen the most basic maintenance skimped on, everything from cheap aftermarket oil filters causing engine damage to skipping maintenance altogether. Service records are imperative here and from reputable shops/dealers, this applies to any vehicle but moreso ones that carry higher costs to repair. There’s a number of parts on Maseratis that almost always must be OEM just due to the high failure risk or reduced performance. With oil filters, we strictly use OEM as we’ve seen oil pressure failures otherwise with cheaper aftermarket ones, we’ve seen plenty with overflowing adhesive that breaks down and ends up in an engine.
There aren’t many weak points here but let’s note this applies to both V6 and V8 variants of the Levante. With depreciation where it is, these are a solid choice for Italian styling and performance.
