Pass rate
95.7%
Above average — 23.2 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 761 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£76
2006 Ferrari F430 MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 24,986 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
35.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2009 96.5% pass
- Avoid 2005 93.5% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 95.5%
- Typical mileage
- 25k mi
The 2006 Ferrari F430 MOT pass rate is 95.7% of its MOT tests — 23.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 35.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ferrari F430 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.7× the national share
Suspension accounts for 35.0% of everything recorded on the 2006 Ferrari F430, against 21.0% nationally — 14.0 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- 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 72.5% and this one manages 95.7% — 23.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 22% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2006 Ferrari F430 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 23.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 95.5%. The median 2006 Ferrari F430 in this dataset had covered 24,986 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 95.3% of the time, April–September 95.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 1.84% of tests.
- 761 recorded tests behind this page.
- 95.7% overall pass rate, 95.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ferrari F430, the average is 95.0% — best year 2009 (96.5%), worst 2005 (93.5%).
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
- 761
- Typical mileage (median)
- 24,986 mi
- Make and model
- Ferrari F430
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the F430 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 76% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the F430
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 243 | 97.9% |
| East of England | 81 | 96.3% |
| Yorkshire | 74 | 93.2% |
| West Midlands | 72 | 95.8% |
| East Midlands | 69 | 92.8% |
| North West | 62 | 95.2% |
| South West | 58 | 94.8% |
| Scotland | 36 | 94.4% |
| London | 35 | 88.6% |
| North East | 17 | 100.0% |
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 2006 F430
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 2006 F430
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 suspension joints 1.7% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely 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.
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Check the windscreen 0.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 0.5% of tests
“mirrors slightly loose”
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.
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 2006 F430 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£76 — and 22% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£76
- Cheapest common item: mirrors slightly loose
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 22%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 761 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 F430, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2005 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 93.5% to 96.5% — a spread of 3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 93.5% position lamp not working
- 2006 95.7%rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2007 95.3% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2008 94.6% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2009 96.5% track rod end ball joint dust…
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 2006 Ferrari F430 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 2006 cars with a similar record
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage 91.8%
- Bentley Continental 90.1%
- Porsche 911 88.6%
- Porsche Boxster 85.8%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 85.4%
- Porsche Cayman 83.8%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 Ferrari F430 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 282 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 99 | 35.00% | 20.98% | +14.02 |
| Tyres | 49 | 17.30% | 19.76% | −2.46 |
| Brakes | 48 | 17.00% | 20.89% | −3.89 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 29 | 10.20% | 12.21% | −2.01 |
| Steering | 24 | 8.50% | 2.57% | +5.93 |
| Visibility | 21 | 7.40% | 4.97% | +2.43 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 1.40% | 5.57% | −4.17 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 1.40% | 5.52% | −4.12 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 0.70% | 4.18% | −3.48 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 0.70% | 1.76% | −1.06 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 1.1% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.79% | £80–200 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 0.66% | £60–150 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 0.53% | £18–45 |
| Mirrors slightly loose Visibility | Minor | 0.53% | £3–15 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.53% | £5–25 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 0.39% | £5–15 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.39% | £8–22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.7% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 2.5% | £25–65 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.6% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 511 | 96.3% | 18,923 mi |
| 30-60k | 235 | 95.3% | 39,941 mi |
| 60-90k | 13 | 84.6% | 66,756 mi |
Source: 761 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.
2006 F430 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Ferrari F430?
95.7% of the 761 2006 Ferrari F430 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 95.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Ferrari F430?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (1.84%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (1.71%), track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (1.05%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Ferrari F430 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.3% of the time, falling to 84.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Ferrari F430 in this dataset had covered 24,986 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Ferrari F430 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 95.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 95.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.