2008 Ferrari F430: MOT pass rate and reliability

95.4% of 2008 Ferrari F430s pass the MOT first time, measured across 260 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 21,221 miles.

How the 2008 compares

• Against all Ferrari F430s (95%, 1,139 tests): +0.4 points
• Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +30.7 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ferrari F430 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ferrari F430:

What this means if you are buying a 2008 F430

The 2008 sits close to the Ferrari F430 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 18-year-old car fails on

A 2008 car is 18 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

• Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
• Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
• Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
• Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
• Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
• Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2008 Ferrari F430 the average at test was 21,221 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2008 is the strongest year on record for this model at 95.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2006 Ferrari F430 - 94.6%
• 2007 Ferrari F430 - 95.3%

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