Ferrari MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 6,929 MOT tests on Ferrari cars from 2023, covering 5 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 6,929 MOT tests on Ferrari cars in 2023, 94% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Ferrari models with enough tests, the 488 did best at 96% and the F430 did least well at 93%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Ferrari models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 488 | 1,658 | 96% |
| California | 1,517 | 94% |
| 458 | 1,513 | 95% |
| F430 | 1,179 | 93% |
| 360 | 1,062 | 94% |
What Ferrari cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Number plates and VIN1.4% (all cars 0.4%)
- Lights and electrics1.4% (all cars 11.3%)
- Tyres1.2% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes0.8% (all cars 6.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions0.7% (all cars 3.1%)
- Suspension0.6% (all cars 9.0%)
- Visibility0.6% (all cars 4.8%)
- Steering0.2% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common Ferrari failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Registration plates: missing 0.7%
- Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements 0.7%
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 0.4%
- Headlamp aim: too high 0.4%
- Tyres, condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 0.4%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 0.3%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 0.2%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 0.2%
Check a particular Ferrari
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.