1,363 tests in 2025
Ferrari 458 reliability and MOT pass rate
97.2% passed first time. The 2.8% fail rate is 19.8 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 12 years old with 14,719 miles.
Pass rate
97.2%
22.6% of all cars failed; 2.8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
14,719 mi
12 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 20 | — |
| 10-13 years | 1,141 | 2.7% |
| 14+ years | 202 | 3% |
What the 458 fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Identification of the vehicle31.6%
- Tyres5 dangerous28.9%
- Noise, emissions and leaks23.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment18.4%
- Brakes5 dangerous13.2%
- Suspension13.2%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.6%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a 458 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements6 tests
- 2Registration plates: missing6 tests
- 3Headlamp cleaning device: for LED or HID headlamp inoperative6 tests
- 4Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak5 tests
- 5Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits5 tests
- 6Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative5 tests
- 7Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction4 tests
- 8Brake discs: fractured3 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 458 collects 1.95 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure46 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm24 tests
- 3Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak14 tests
- 4Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened7 tests
- 5Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords6 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded6 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm6 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre4 tests
Questions
What is the Ferrari 458 MOT pass rate?
97.2% of the 1,363 Ferrari 458 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 2.8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Ferrari 458 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements", recorded on 6 failed tests, followed by "Registration plates: missing" and "Headlamp cleaning device: for LED or HID headlamp inoperative". By section, identification of the vehicle appears in 31.6% of failures, tyres appears in 28.9% of failures, noise, emissions and leaks appears in 23.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 3%. The median Ferrari 458 tested in 2025 was 12 years old with 14,719 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every 458 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Ferrari models
- 488 1.8%
- California 4.7%
- F430 5.1%
Checking a particular 458?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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