Ferrari Portofino
Registered from 2018 to 2020.
About this model
The Ferrari Portofino is a grand touring sports car produced by the Italian automotive manufacturer Ferrari. It is a two-door 2+2 hard top convertible, with a 3.9 L twin-turbo V8 gasoline engine and a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time of 3.5 seconds. The car is named after the village of Portofino on the Italian Riviera and succeeds the company's previous V8 grand tourer, the California T. The car was unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show.
From the Wikipedia article Ferrari Portofino, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2019 3.9 petrol. 17 of 319 tests failed, 5%.
Better than 87% of 2019 cars. The typical one fails 9%, across 908 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 76% | 13 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 18% | 3 |
| Brakes | 6% | 1 |
| Plates and identity | 6% | 1 |
| Suspension | 6% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre cords visible or 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
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 91% of 2019 cars — 76% of its 17 failed tests, where an ordinary 2019 car has 49%.
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 — 76% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Exhaust and emissions — 18% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Brakes — 6% of its failures
- Suspension — 6% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Plates and identity — 6% of its failures
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.9 petrol · 591 hp · 1750 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 3.9 petrol · 591 hp · 1750 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 3.9 petrol · 1664 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (NEDC) |