Ferrari 488 Spider MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ferrari 488 Spider MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ferrari 488 Spider passed on its first attempt in 95.8%, and its overall record sits +14.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ferrari 488 Spider in the 2023–2025 data: 248 tests across 2 model years (2017–2018). 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 488 Spider MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ferrari 488 Spider, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 488 Spider's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ferrari 488 Spider DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ferrari 488 Spider, each with how many of the model's 248 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 9 Ferrari 488 Spider tests, 3.6% 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 3 Ferrari 488 Spider tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates missing" (Rectified) — noted on about 3 Ferrari 488 Spider tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (Rectified) — noted on about 3 Ferrari 488 Spider tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 488 Spider tests, 0.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 488 Spider tests, 0.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ferrari 488 Spider Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ferrari 488 Spider model year on record is 2017 (98.9% across 95 tests), and the weakest is 2018 (94.1%). The gap between them is 4.8 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 488 Spider Owners

These checks follow this Ferrari 488 Spider's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Ferrari 488 Spider.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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 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.

• 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 Spider. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Ferrari 488 Spider MOT & Reliability