Ferrari F355: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ferrari F355 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 716 individual Ferrari F355 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate93.4%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+16.7 points
Tests analysed716
Average mileage at test35,010 miles
Average year of manufacture1997
Reliability rank203 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Ferrari F355s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Ferrari F355 tested had covered 35,010 miles and was built around 1997.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Ferrari F355 sits 16.7 points above the national average, ranked 203 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Ferrari F355

  1. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 2.8% of tests (7.89x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 2.1% of tests (4.1x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.4% of tests
  4. Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 1.4% of tests (5.14x the national rate for this defect)
  5. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.3% of tests
  6. Emissions test unable to be completed, 0.8% of tests (2.04x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.7% of tests
  8. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 0.4% of tests
  9. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.4% of tests
  10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests

From 716 DVSA-tracked Ferrari F355 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 1.95% of these flagged Ferrari F355 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Ferrari F355

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Ferrari F355 before it actually fails on it.

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.2% of tests
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.8% of tests
  3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.4% of tests
  4. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.8% of tests
  5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.6% of tests
  6. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 0.4% of tests
  7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.3% of tests
  8. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.3% of tests
  9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
  10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests

From 716 DVSA-tracked Ferrari F355 tests, 2024.

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