Ferrari 458 Italia MOT reliability

Ferrari 458 Italias passed their MOT first time 95% of the time across 448 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

95%

MOTs analysed

448

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2012 petrol

194 MOTs

Passed first time 93%. Typical mileage 18,276 (most between 12,889 and 26,081).

2014: 85% → 2015: 89% → 2016: 91% → 2017: 90% → 2018: 94% → 2019: 93% → 2020: 95% → 2021: 96% → 2022: 93% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 93%

Most common failures

Registration plates: missing (2.6%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (1.5%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.5%)
Headlamp cleaning device: for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (1.0%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.0%)

Where 2012 458 Italias fail

Wheels & tyres

2.1%

Lights & electrics

2.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.5%

Suspension & axles

1.5%

Visibility & wipers

1.0%

Brakes

0.5%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).