Ferrari California MOT reliability

Ferrari Californias passed their MOT first time 94% of the time across 1,511 tests in 2025. 1,313 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

94%

MOTs analysed

1,511

Still licensed (GB)

1,313

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

2015 petrol

247 MOTs

Passed first time 96%. Typical mileage 19,677 (most between 14,522 and 26,479).

2017: 100% → 2018: 91% → 2019: 93% → 2020: 95% → 2021: 93% → 2022: 91% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 93% → 2025: 96%

Most common failures

Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (0.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (0.8%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (0.4%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.4%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.4%)

Where 2015 Californias fail

Wheels & tyres

1.6%

Visibility & wipers

0.8%

Lights & electrics

0.4%

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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.