Pass rate
96.3%
Above average — 23.7 pts ahead of the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 163 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £15–£45
2003 Ferrari 575M MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 29,893 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
34.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2002 97.4% pass
- Avoid 2005 94.7% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 2.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 96.2%
- Typical mileage
- 30k mi
The 2003 Ferrari 575M MOT pass rate is 96.3% of its MOT tests — 23.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 34.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.6× the national share
Brakes make up 34.3% of everything recorded on the 2003 Ferrari 575m, against 20.9% nationally — 13.4 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.6% and this one manages 96.3% — 23.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 60% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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 2003 Ferrari 575M compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 23.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.2%. The median 2003 Ferrari 575M in this dataset had covered 29,893 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 96.6% of the time, April–September 96.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault", noted on 0.61% of tests.
- 163 recorded tests behind this page.
- 96.3% overall pass rate, 96.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ferrari 575M, the average is 96.4% — best year 2002 (97.4%), worst 2005 (94.7%).
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
- 163
- Typical mileage (median)
- 29,893 mi
- Make and model
- Ferrari 575M
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 575M MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 86% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 575M
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 54 | 96.3% |
| South West | 23 | 100.0% |
| East of England | 20 | 95.0% |
| West Midlands | 17 | 94.1% |
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 2003 575M
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.
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 2003 575M
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.
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Check the lights 0.6% of tests
“anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault”
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.
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Check the brake pipes 0.6% of tests
“flexible brake hoses connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 2003 575M through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £15–£45 — and 60% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £15–£45
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: lever has excessive movement indicating…
- £45–£110
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 60%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 163 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 575M, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2002 to 2005. Across them the pass rate runs from 94.7% to 97.4% — a spread of 2.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 97.4% headlamp aim too low
- 2003 96.3%anti-lock braking system warning…
- 2004 97.2% headlamp aim too far to the left
- 2005 94.7% ball joint excessively worn
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 2003 Ferrari 575M 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.
Other 2003 cars with a similar record
- BMW M3 87.7%
- Porsche 911 85.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 85.2%
- Honda S2000 83.5%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 81.7%
- Porsche Boxster 80.4%
Closest pass rates among 2003 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 2003 Ferrari 575M 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 12 | 34.30% | 20.89% | +13.41 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 17.10% | 12.21% | +4.89 |
| Suspension | 5 | 14.30% | 20.98% | −6.68 |
| Tyres | 4 | 11.40% | 19.76% | −8.36 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 5.70% | 4.18% | +1.52 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 5.70% | 1.76% | +3.94 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 2.90% | 5.57% | −2.67 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 2.90% | 5.52% | −2.62 |
| Visibility | 1 | 2.90% | 4.97% | −2.07 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 2.90% | 0.82% | +2.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 0.61% | £3–15 |
| Flexible brake hoses connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system Brakes | Major | 0.61% | £25–70 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.61% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.61% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.61% | £5–25 |
| Lamp inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.61% | £3–15 |
| Lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment Brakes | Major | 0.61% | £45–110 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.61% | £3–12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.61% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.61% | £5–25 |
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.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 2.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.2% | £45–110 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 1.2% | £20–80 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 1.2% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.2% | £45–95 |
| Wheel bearings rough when rotated Suspension | Advisory | 1.2% | £20–55 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 82 | 97.6% | 21,041 mi |
| 30-60k | 78 | 94.9% | 41,680 mi |
| 60-90k | 3 | 100.0% | 68,234 mi |
Source: 163 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.
2003 575M MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Ferrari 575M?
96.3% of the 163 2003 Ferrari 575M tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 96.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Ferrari 575M?
The three most recorded items are anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs fault (0.61%), flexible brake hoses connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system (0.61%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (0.61%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Ferrari 575M MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 97.6% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Ferrari 575M in this dataset had covered 29,893 mi.
Does the season affect the 2003 Ferrari 575M MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 96.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 96.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.