Ferrari 488 MOT reliability

Ferrari 488s passed their MOT first time 96% of the time across 1,643 tests in 2025. 1,407 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

96%

MOTs analysed

1,643

Still licensed (GB)

1,407

Body type

Convertible

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

2018 petrol

406 MOTs

Passed first time 95%. Typical mileage 9,318 (most between 5,190 and 13,782).

2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 96% → 2022: 96% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 95%

Most common failures

Registration plates: missing (1.2%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.0%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (0.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (0.5%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.5%)

Where 2018 488s fail

Wheels & tyres

2.0%

Visibility & wipers

0.7%

Lights & electrics

0.5%

Suspension & axles

0.5%

Steering

0.2%

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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.