Pass rate, every year
1,205 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+17.8 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
1,205 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+17.8 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2019 98.9%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2019 page →
Worst year to buy
2020 98.7%
0.2 points below the 2019 peak. See the 2020 page →
The Ferrari 488 Pista MOT pass rate is 98.8%, +17.8 percentage points above the UK average. That is 1,205 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2019 and 2020. This page lists the most common Ferrari 488 Pista MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ferrari 488 Pista MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Ferrari 488 Pista passed on its first attempt in 98.8%, and its overall record sits +17.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ferrari 488 Pista in the 2023–2025 data: 1,205 tests across 2 model years (2019–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 1,205 |
| Overall pass rate | 98.8% |
| Passed on first attempt | 98.8% |
| Average mileage at test | 3,618 mi |
| Model years covered | 2019–2020 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +17.8 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ferrari 488 Pista, the Identification of the vehicle section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Identification of the vehicle | 72% |
| Tyres | 12% |
| Visibility | 7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2% |
| Suspension | 2% |
Shares are over the Ferrari 488 Pista's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 72% of the recorded Ferrari 488 Pista failures fall in the Identification of the vehicle section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Registration plates missing" (2.2%), "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (0.9%), "Registration plates incorrect" (0.2%) among the Ferrari 488 Pista's identification of the vehicle faults.
Around 12% of the recorded Ferrari 488 Pista failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (0.2%), "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (0.2%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (0.1%) among the Ferrari 488 Pista's tyres faults.
Around 7% of the recorded Ferrari 488 Pista failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (0.2%), "Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view" (0.1%) among the Ferrari 488 Pista's visibility faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ferrari 488 Pista, each with how many of the model's 1,205 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Ferrari 488 Pista model year on record is 2019 (98.9% across 567 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (98.7%). The gap between them is 0.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 488 Pista | 638 | 98.7% |
| 2019 488 Pista | 567 | 98.9% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Ferrari 488 Pista's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Ferrari 488 Pista.
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.
tyre pressures and valves — “tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”
Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Ferrari 488 Pista. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
98.8% of the 1,205 recorded Ferrari 488 Pista MOT tests ended in a pass, +17.8 percentage points above the national average. 98.8% of those passed on the first attempt.
2019 is the strongest Ferrari 488 Pista year on record at 98.9%, while 2020 is the weakest at 98.7%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Ferrari 488 Pista failures are "Registration plates missing" and "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" — together around 3% of tests, mostly in the Identification of the vehicle section.