Lamborghini Gallardo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Lamborghini Gallardo passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 18.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 556 individual Lamborghini Gallardo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 95.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 5 in every 100 Lamborghini Gallardos 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 Lamborghini Gallardo tested had covered 29,427 miles and was built around 2008.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Lamborghini Gallardo sits 18.6 points above the national average, ranked 49 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.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Lamborghini Gallardo rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Lamborghini Gallardos at UK salvage auction.

Common failure reasons

We hold no separate DVSA failure-reason breakdown for the Lamborghini Gallardo itself, which fails on much the same things as most cars. National car failure mix, DVSA latest quarter:

1. Lights and electrics, 10.36% of tests
2. Suspension, 8.65% of tests
3. Tyres, 6.23% of tests
4. Brakes, 6.1% of tests
5. Visibility (wipers, washers, glass), 4.65% of tests

Most common MOT advisories on a Lamborghini Gallardo

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 Lamborghini Gallardo before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 6.5% of tests
2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.6% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.2% of tests
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.4% of tests
6. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.3% of tests
7. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.1% of tests
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.9% of tests
9. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.5% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.5% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this advisory)

From 556 DVSA-tracked Lamborghini Gallardo tests, 2024.

Other Lamborghini models

• Lamborghini Huracan - 97%
• Lamborghini Urus V8 Auto - 94.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Aston Martin Db11 - 95.3%
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• Toyota Rav4 Black Edition Hev 4x2 Cvt - 95.3%
• Toyota Yaris Cross Icon Hev Auto - 95.3%
• BMW M3 Competition Auto - 95.2%
• Honda Jazz Sr I-Mmd Cvt - 95.1%

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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