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2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello MOT pass rate

Only 61 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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Pass rate

96.7%

Above average — 22.9 pts ahead of the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 61 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £48–£188

Which year to buy

  • Best 2000 96.7% pass · this year
  • Avoid 2001 96.0% pass

Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.7 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass
96.6%
Typical mileage
34k mi

The 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello MOT pass rate is 96.7% of its MOT tests — 22.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Emissions & leaks is the biggest single reason it fails, at 50.0% of what testers record.

MOT PASS RATES

The 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello on the real record

96.7% of 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello MOTs passed — 61 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rate

The answer from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records.

Expert verdict

Emissions & leaks: 9.1× the national share

Emissions & leaks make up 50.0% of everything recorded on the 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello, against 5.5% nationally — 44.5 points above. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.

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 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 22.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.6%. The median 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello in this dataset had covered 34,044 mi.

The single most recorded failure item is "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits", noted on 1.64% of tests.

  • 61 recorded tests behind this page.
  • 96.7% overall pass rate, 96.6% on a first attempt.
  • Across every year of the Ferrari 550 Maranello, the average is 96.4% — best year 2000 (96.7%), worst 2001 (96.0%).

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
61
Typical mileage (median)
34,044 mi
Make and model
Ferrari 550 Maranello
Updated
2026-11-07

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.

Top part to budget for

Emissions Repair

Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.

Does mileage affect the 550 Maranello MOT pass rate?

0-30k 100.0%
30-60k 94.6%
60-90k 100.0%
90-120k 100.0%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 86% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the 550 Maranello

Region Tests Pass rate
South East 30 96.7%

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 2000 550 Maranello

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.

Emissions & leaks 50.0%
+44.5 pts vs national national 5.5% Price emissions & leaks parts
Tyres 20.0%
in line with the national share national 19.8% Compare tyre prices
Lamps & electrics 10.0%
−2.2 pts vs national national 12.2% Order bulbs & wipers
Advisories 10.0%
+5.8 pts vs national national 4.2% Price advisories parts
Show the other 1 fault category
  • Steering 10.0%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

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 2000 550 Maranello

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.

  1. Check the exhaust and emissions 1.6% of tests

    “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.

  2. Check the lights 1.6% of tests

    “headlamp aim too far to the right”

    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.

  3. Check the suspension joints 1.6% of tests

    “track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated,”

    With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

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 2000 550 Maranello through its MOT

Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £48–£188 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 6 common items
£48–£188
Cheapest common item: track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged…
£18–£45
Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
£60–£250
Common items a careful owner can do at home
17%
Repairs that still cost under £30
0%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 61 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 550 Maranello, side by side

2 model years on record, from 2000 to 2001. Across them the pass rate runs from 96.0% to 96.7% — a spread of 0.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

  1. 2000 96.7%
    catalyst emissions lambda reading…
  2. 2001 96.0% headlamp aim projected beam image…

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 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello 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.

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Other 2000 cars with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2000 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 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello 6 failure items · 3 advisories · 5 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold

Every inspection category

Shares of the 10 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
Noise, emissions and leaks 5 50.00% 5.52% +44.48
Tyres 2 20.00% 19.76% +0.24
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 1 10.00% 12.21% −2.21
Non-component advisories 1 10.00% 4.18% +5.82
Steering 1 10.00% 2.57% +7.43

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 61 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost Part
Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks Rectified 1.6% £60–250 Emissions Repair →
Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks Major 1.6% £60–250 Emissions Repair →
Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks Major 1.6% £60–250 Emissions Repair →
Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks Major 1.6% £60–250 Emissions Repair →
Headlamp aim too far to the right Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Rectified 1.6% £30–80 Headlight Alignment →
Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering Minor 1.6% £18–45 Ball Joint →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost
Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres Advisory 3.3% £45–95
Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks Advisory 1.6% £200–700
Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories Advisory 1.6% £45–95

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage Tests Pass rate Median odometer
0-30k 20 100.0% 22,504 mi
30-60k 37 94.6% 40,798 mi
60-90k 3 100.0% 75,131 mi
90-120k 1 100.0% 116,159 mi

Source: 61 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.

2000 550 Maranello MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello?

96.7% of the 61 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 96.6%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello?

The three most recorded items are catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (1.64%), catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (1.64%), catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (1.64%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello in this dataset had covered 34,044 mi.