Ferrari 458 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ferrari 458 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ferrari 458 passed on its first attempt in 97.8%, and its overall record sits +16.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ferrari 458 in the 2023–2025 data: 1,712 tests across 5 model years (2011–2015). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Ferrari 458 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ferrari 458, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Ferrari 458's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ferrari 458 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ferrari 458, each with how many of the model's 1,712 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 24 Ferrari 458 tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates missing" (Rectified) — noted on about 18 Ferrari 458 tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 15 Ferrari 458 tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Rectified) — noted on about 7 Ferrari 458 tests, 0.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 5 Ferrari 458 tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 4 Ferrari 458 tests, 0.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ferrari 458 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ferrari 458 model year on record is 2013 (98.3% across 119 tests), and the weakest is 2012 (93.1%). The gap between them is 5.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Ferrari 458 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Ferrari 458 Owners

These checks follow this Ferrari 458's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Ferrari 458.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the number plates — “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.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Ferrari 458. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Ferrari 458 MOT & Reliability