Pass rate
93.1%
Above average — 15.9 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 87 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£75
2012 Ferrari 458 MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 17,118 mi
Only 87 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Tyres
28.6% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2015 98.3% pass
- Avoid 2012 93.1% pass · this year
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 5.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.8%
- Typical mileage
- 17k mi
The 2012 Ferrari 458 MOT pass rate is 93.1% of its MOT tests — 15.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Identification: 13.5× the national share
Identification accounts for 23.8% of everything recorded on the 2012 Ferrari 458, against 1.8% nationally — 22.0 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 28.6%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. A missing or unreadable VIN plate is an administrative failure — usually easy to fix, but it stops the test.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 77.2% and this one manages 93.1% — 15.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 87 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Ferrari 458 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 15.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.8%. The median 2012 Ferrari 458 in this dataset had covered 17,118 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plates missing", noted on 2.30% of tests.
- 87 recorded tests behind this page.
- 93.1% overall pass rate, 92.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ferrari 458, the average is 97.8% — best year 2015 (98.3%), worst 2012 (93.1%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 87
- Typical mileage (median)
- 17,118 mi
- Make and model
- Ferrari 458
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Replacement Service Parts
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 458 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 458
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 35 | 91.4% |
| South West | 16 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 458
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 458
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the number plates 2.3% of tests
“registration plates missing”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
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Check the lights 1.1% of tests
“headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the shock absorbers 1.1% of tests
“shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”
Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 458 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£75 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£75
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 87 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the 458, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2011 to 2015. Across them the pass rate runs from 93.1% to 98.3% — a spread of 5.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2011 94.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 93.1%registration plates missing
- 2013 98.3% registration plates does not…
- 2014 98.0% wipers blade defective
- 2015 98.3% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Ferrari 458 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Porsche 911 93.4%
- Bentley Continental 93.4%
- Porsche Boxster 91.6%
- Audi A8 90.2%
- Honda Fit 89.3%
- Toyota Estima 88.3%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Ferrari 458 10 failure items · 4 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 21 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 6 | 28.60% | 19.76% | +8.84 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 23.80% | 1.76% | +22.04 |
| Suspension | 4 | 19.00% | 20.98% | −1.98 |
| Visibility | 3 | 14.30% | 4.97% | +9.33 |
| Brakes | 1 | 4.80% | 20.89% | −16.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 4.80% | 12.21% | −7.41 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 4.80% | 5.52% | −0.72 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plates missing Identification of the vehicle | Major | 2.3% | £20–80 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.1% | £5–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.1% | £3–12 |
| Registration plates missing Identification of the vehicle | Rectified | 1.1% | £20–80 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 1.1% | £60–150 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 1.1% | £30–75 |
| Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect Suspension | Major | 1.1% | £30–75 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.1% | £80–200 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.1% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.1% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates insecure Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 2.3% | £20–80 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 2.3% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 71 | 95.8% | 15,940 mi |
| 30-60k | 15 | 80.0% | 35,676 mi |
| 60-90k | 1 | 100.0% | 64,890 mi |
Source: 87 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 458 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Ferrari 458?
93.1% of the 87 2012 Ferrari 458 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 92.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Ferrari 458?
The three most recorded items are registration plates missing (2.30%), headlamp cleaning device for led or hid headlamp inoperative (1.15%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.15%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Ferrari 458 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.8% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Ferrari 458 in this dataset had covered 17,118 mi.