Ferrari F355
Registered from 1994 to 1999.
About this model
The Ferrari F355 is a sports car manufactured by Italian car manufacturer Ferrari produced from May 1994 until 1999. The car is a heavily revised Ferrari 348 with notable exterior and performance changes. The F355 was succeeded by the all-new Ferrari 360 in 1999.
From the Wikipedia article Ferrari F355, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1997 3.5 petrol. 7 of 193 tests failed, 4%.
Better than 99% of 1997 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 225 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 86% | 6 |
| Brakes | 29% | 2 |
| Visibility | 29% | 2 |
| Steering | 14% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 14% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 99% of 1997 cars — 86% of its 7 failed tests, where an ordinary 1997 car has 24%.
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.
- Exhaust and emissions — 86% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Steering — 14% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Tyres and wheels — 14% of its failures
- Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
- Visibility — 29% of its failures