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Ferrari California
Ferrari California MOT pass rate and common problems
The Ferrari California passed 93.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 21.6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the California compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
94.9%
Ferrari average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The California runs 1 points behind the Ferrari average. It is 3rd of the 3 Ferrari models in the data. The average California arrived at its test 11.9 years old with 24,705 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
California MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Ferrari California cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 95.6% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 92.4%, a drop of 3.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years | 705 | 95.6% | 23.3 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 806 | 92.4% | 20.1 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where California failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Ferrari California cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and suspension together account for 37.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common California MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Ferrari California cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 54.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Ferrari California cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a California
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and condition has ply or cords exposed. 17.9% of failure items.
2
Identification of the vehicle
Recorded most often: registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements. 10.7% of failure items.
3
Suspension
Recorded most often: shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. 10.7% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high and horn not working. 5.4% of failure items.
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Ferrari California MOT FAQs
What is the Ferrari California MOT pass rate?
93.9% of Ferrari California cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,511 tests. That is 21.6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 10th of 575 models.
What does a Ferrari California most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Ferrari California cars failing their 2025 MOT was registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements, on 10.7% of failure items. Next were shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (10.7%) and condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (9.5%).
Which area causes the most Ferrari California MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 21.4%, followed by suspension at 16.1%.
Do older Ferrari California cars fail their MOT more often?
Ferrari California cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 95.6% of MOT tests in 2025, against 92.4% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Ferrari California has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Ferrari California that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Ferrari California's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.