Ferrari F430: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ferrari F430 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,146 individual Ferrari F430 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Ferrari F430s 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 F430 tested had covered 23,458 miles and was built around 2007.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Ferrari F430 sits 17.7 points above the national average, ranked 97 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 F430

1. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.3% of tests
2. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1% of tests (1.29x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.9% of tests
4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests
5. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.7% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
7. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.5% of tests
8. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.5% of tests (2.84x the national rate for this defect)
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
10. Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment, 0.3% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,145 DVSA-tracked Ferrari F430 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 1.85% of these flagged Ferrari F430 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Ferrari F430

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 F430 before it actually fails on it.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 2.6% of tests (1.96x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.8% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 5.3% of tests, also fails
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 5.2% of tests
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.2% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.9% of tests
7. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 0.8% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.7% of tests
9. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.4% of tests (1.73x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
10. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.4% of tests

From 1,145 DVSA-tracked Ferrari F430 tests, 2024.

Ferrari F430 pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Ferrari F430 year:

• 2006 Ferrari F430 - 94.6% first-time pass, 261 tests
• 2007 Ferrari F430 - 95.3% first-time pass, 295 tests
• 2008 Ferrari F430 - 95.4% first-time pass, 260 tests

Other Ferrari models

• Ferrari California - 94.9%
• Ferrari 488 - 96.9%
• Ferrari 360 - 94.4%
• Ferrari F355 - 93.4%
• Ferrari Portofino S-A - 94%
• Ferrari 458 - 96.8%
• Ferrari 812 Superfast S-A - 96.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Suzuki Vitara Sz-T Boosterjet Mhev - 94.4%
• Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A - 94.4%
• Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto - 94.4%
• Ferrari 360 - 94.4%
• Jaguar E-Pace Chequered Flag Awd Auto - 94.4%
• Ford Benimar - 94.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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