Ferrari 488
Registered from 2015 to 2020.
About this model
The Ferrari 488 is a mid-engine sports car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. The car replaced the 458, being the first mid-engine Ferrari to use a turbocharged V8 since the F40. It was succeeded by the Ferrari F8.
From the Wikipedia article Ferrari 488, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2018 3.9 petrol. 11 of 379 tests failed, 3%.
Better than 98% of 2018 cars. The typical one fails 10%, across 966 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Plates and identity | 45% | 5 |
| Tyres and wheels | 36% | 4 |
| Body and structure | 9% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 9% | 1 |
| Lights and electrics | 9% | 1 |
| Steering | 9% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off
- A driver's seat insecure
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
Where it stands out against its peers
- Plates and identity: failed more often than 99% of 2018 cars — 45% of its 11 failed tests, where an ordinary 2018 car has 2%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 36% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
- Exhaust and emissions — 9% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Steering — 9% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 9% of its failures
- Plates and identity — 45% of its failures
- Body and structure — 9% of its failures
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.9 petrol · 711 hp · 1610 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 12.1 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 3.9 petrol · 711 hp · 1610 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 12.1 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 3.9 petrol · 664 hp · 1612 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 12.0 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 3.9 petrol · 684 hp · 1618 kg · 2641 mm wheelbase · 10.9 L/100km (NEDC) |