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1,471 tests in 2025

Ferrari 488 reliability and MOT pass rate

98.2% passed first time. The 1.8% fail rate is 20.8 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 7 years old with 8,635 miles.

MOT pass rates / Ferrari

Pass rate

98.2%

22.6% of all cars failed; 1.8% of these did.

Fixed on the day

2%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

8,635 mi

7 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years198—
6-9 years1,2621.9%
10-13 years11—
14+ years0—

What the 488 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.

  1. Tyres7 dangerous40.7%
  2. Identification of the vehicle37%
  3. Suspension11.1%
  4. Visibility11.1%
  5. Noise, emissions and leaks3.7%
  6. Steering3.7%

The exact defects that fail it

Every failure item DVSA recorded against a 488 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Registration plates: missing6 tests
  2. 2Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements4 tests
  3. 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords3 tests
  4. 4Condition: has ply or cords exposed3 tests
  5. 5Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively3 tests
  6. 6Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak2 tests
  7. 7Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2 tests
  8. 8Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative2 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 488 collects 2.03 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.

  1. 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure32 tests
  2. 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm26 tests
  3. 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords10 tests
  4. 4Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre9 tests
  5. 5Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm4 tests
  6. 6Condition: badly distorted4 tests
  7. 7Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak3 tests
  8. 8Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure3 tests

Questions

What is the Ferrari 488 MOT pass rate?

98.2% of the 1,471 Ferrari 488 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 1.8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Ferrari 488 usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Registration plates: missing", recorded on 6 failed tests, followed by "Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 40.7% of failures, identification of the vehicle appears in 37% of failures, suspension appears in 11.1% of failures.

Does age change the odds?

Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 1.5%; at 6-9 years it was 1.9%. The median Ferrari 488 tested in 2025 was 7 years old with 8,635 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 488 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

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