Ferrari 550 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ferrari 550 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ferrari 550 passed on its first attempt in 96.7%, and its overall record sits +15.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ferrari 550 in the 2023–2025 data: 219 tests across 2 model years (2000–2001). 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 550 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ferrari 550, 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 550's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ferrari 550 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ferrari 550, each with how many of the model's 219 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Ferrari 550 tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Parking brake performance inoperative on one side" (Major) — noted on about 2 Ferrari 550 tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system silencer insecure" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 550 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 550 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 550 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Ferrari 550 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ferrari 550 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ferrari 550 model year on record is 2000 (96.9% across 96 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (96.7%). 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.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Ferrari 550 Owners

These checks follow this Ferrari 550's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Ferrari 550.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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 — “exhaust system silencer insecure”

  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.

• the number plates — “registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Ferrari 550. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Ferrari 550 MOT & Reliability