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. On a Lamborghini Gallardo bought as a 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.

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Most common MOT failures on a Lamborghini Gallardo

1. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.7% of tests
2. A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle, 0.4% of tests (19.25x the national rate for this defect)
3. Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off, 0.4% of tests (11.53x the national rate for this defect)
4. Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment, 0.3% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect)
5. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
6. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 0.3% of tests
7. Number plate showing an incorrect registration, 0.2% of tests (16.77x the national rate for this defect)
8. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
9. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.2% of tests
10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.1% of tests

From 1,572 DVSA-tracked Lamborghini Gallardo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 1.44% of these flagged Lamborghini Gallardo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Lamborghini models

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

Models with a similar pass rate

• Aston Martin Db11 - 95.3%
• Suzuki Vitara Sz5 Boosterjet Mhev - 95.3%
• 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

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