Ferrari 458 Speciale MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ferrari 458 Speciale MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ferrari 458 Speciale passed on its first attempt in 96.1%, and its overall record sits +15.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ferrari 458 Speciale in the 2023–2025 data: 159 tests across 2 model years (2014–2015). 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 Speciale MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ferrari 458 Speciale, the Noise, emissions and leaks 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 Speciale's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ferrari 458 Speciale DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ferrari 458 Speciale, each with how many of the model's 159 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plates missing" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 Ferrari 458 Speciale tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 2 Ferrari 458 Speciale tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 458 Speciale tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 458 Speciale tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Direction indicator tell-tale inoperative" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 458 Speciale tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 458 Speciale tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ferrari 458 Speciale Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ferrari 458 Speciale model year on record is 2015 (98.9% across 93 tests), and the weakest is 2014 (92.4%). The gap between them is 6.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Ferrari 458 Speciale Owners

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

• 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 lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  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.

• the exhaust and emissions — “catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Ferrari 458 Speciale MOT & Reliability