Ferrari 355 MOT reliability

Ferrari 355s passed their MOT first time 93% of the time across 75 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 75 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

93%

MOTs analysed

75

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1996 petrol

14 MOTs

These figures come from only 14 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 93%. Typical mileage 32,277 (most between 27,990 and 50,136).

2005: 67% → 2006: 87% → 2007: 91% → 2008: 86% → 2009: 75% → 2010: 69% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 78% → 2013: 87% → 2014: 94% → 2015: 93% → 2016: 88% → 2017: 79% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 92% → 2020: 93% → 2021: 88% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 93%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (7.1%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (7.1%)

Where 1996 355s fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

7.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.