2003 Lamborghini Murcielago MOT pass rate

2003
typical 22,420 mi

Only 59 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.

Pass rate

91.5%

Above average — 18.9 pts ahead of the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 59 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £38–£130

Most common fault

Suspension

32.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally

mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.

Part only £40–£65 for Shock absorber leaking. What fitting it takes →

Every failure, with what it costs →

Which year to buy

Best 2007 100.0% pass
Avoid 2003 91.5% pass · this year

Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 8.5 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass: 91.5%
Typical mileage: 22k mi

The 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago MOT pass rate is 91.5% of its MOT tests — 18.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.1% of what testers record.

Check your postcode

MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Lamborghini Murcielago does in your corner of the country.

How one model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Expert verdict

Brakes: 1.5× the national share

Brakes make up 32.1% of everything recorded on the 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago, against 20.9% nationally — 11.2 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 32.1%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. 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 91.5% — 18.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
When it fails, it costs. Only 20% 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

How does the 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 18.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 91.5%. The median 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago in this dataset had covered 22,420 mi.

The single most recorded failure item is "Anti-roll bar fractured", noted on 1.69% of tests.

59 recorded tests behind this page.
91.5% overall pass rate, 91.5% on a first attempt.
Across every year of the Lamborghini Murcielago, the average is 95.4% — best year 2007 (100.0%), worst 2003 (91.5%).

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: 59
Typical mileage (median): 22,420 mi
Make and model: Lamborghini Murcielago
Updated: 2026-11-05

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

Top part to budget for

Anti Roll Bar Drop Link

Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.

Does mileage affect the Murcielago MOT pass rate?

0-30k 93.3%

30-60k 100.0%

60-90k 71.4%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the Murcielago

Region	Tests	Pass rate
South East	26	96.2%

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 Murcielago

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.

Suspension 32.1%

+11.1 pts vs national national 21.0% Price suspension parts

Brakes 32.1%

+11.2 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts

Emissions & leaks 10.7%

+5.2 pts vs national national 5.5% Price emissions & leaks parts

Lamps & electrics 7.1%

−5.1 pts vs national national 12.2% Order bulbs & wipers

Show the other 4 fault categories

Steering 7.1%
Tyres 3.6%
Visibility 3.6%
Identification 3.6%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago 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 2003 Murcielago

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.

Check the suspension joints 1.7% of tests

“anti-roll bar fractured”

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.
Check the exhaust and emissions 1.7% 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.
Check the lights 1.7% of tests

“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.

What testers look for →

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 Murcielago through its MOT

Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£130 — and 20% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 10 common items: £38–£130
Cheapest common item: headlamp not working on main beam: £5–£25
Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…: £60–£250
Common items a careful owner can do at home: 50%
Repairs that still cost under £30: 20%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 59 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 Murcielago, side by side

2 model years on record, from 2003 to 2007. Across them the pass rate runs from 91.5% to 100.0% — a spread of 8.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

2003 91.5%
anti-roll bar fractured
2007 100.0% no single leading item

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 Lamborghini Murcielago 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.

Compare 2003 with another year →

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Other 2003 cars with a similar record

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 Lamborghini Murcielago 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold

Every inspection category

Shares of the 28 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	9	32.10%	20.98%	+11.12
Brakes	9	32.10%	20.89%	+11.21
Noise, emissions and leaks	3	10.70%	5.52%	+5.18
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2	7.10%	12.21%	−5.11
Steering	2	7.10%	2.57%	+4.53
Tyres	1	3.60%	19.76%	−16.16
Visibility	1	3.60%	4.97%	−1.37
Identification of the vehicle	1	3.60%	1.76%	+1.84

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 59 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost	Part
Anti-roll bar fractured Suspension	Major	1.7%	£12–30	Anti Roll Bar Drop Link →
Cable damaged Brakes	Major	1.7%	£45–110	Brake Discs and Pads Set →
Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks	Major	1.7%	£60–250	Emissions Repair →
Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks	Major	1.7%	£60–250	Emissions Repair →
Catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks	Major	1.7%	£60–250	Emissions Repair →
Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	Major	1.7%	£30–80	Headlight Alignment →
Headlamp not working on main beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	Major	1.7%	£5–25	Headlight Bulb →
Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes	Major	1.7%	£60–150	Brake Servicing →
Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle	Major	1.7%	£20–80	Replacement Service Parts →
Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension	Major	1.7%	£30–75	Shock Absorber →

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
Cable damaged Brakes	Advisory	6.8%	£45–110
Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension	Advisory	6.8%	£30–75
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes	Advisory	5.1%	£80–180
Ball joint excessively worn Suspension	Advisory	3.4%	£18–45
Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension	Advisory	1.7%	£35–85
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres	Advisory	1.7%	£45–95

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage	Tests	Pass rate	Median odometer
0-30k	45	93.3%	17,491 mi
30-60k	7	100.0%	34,054 mi
60-90k	7	71.4%	69,455 mi

Source: 59 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 Murcielago MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago?

91.5% of the 59 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 91.5%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago?

The three most recorded items are anti-roll bar fractured (1.69%), cable damaged (1.69%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (1.69%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.3% of the time, falling to 71.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago in this dataset had covered 22,420 mi.