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Ferrari car statistics

How many Ferrari cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Ferrari model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use, how they do at the MOT and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records and DVSA MOT results.

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37,519,147 car records (licensed and SORN)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 15,114 +1.4% on a year earlier
  • Rank among makes No. 53 0.04% of licensed cars
  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 95.2% Cars of the same ages 73.0%
  • New registrations in 2025 697 0.034% of all new cars
  • Most common fuel Petrol 91.6% of those licensed
  • Safety recalls since 1992 29 naming 19 Ferrari models

How many Ferrari cars are on the road?

There were 15,114 Ferrari cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 6,925 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.04% of all licensed cars, making Ferrari the No. 53 make on the road. That is the most on the road at any year end since 1994. Petrol makes up 91.6% of licensed Ferrari cars, against 54.2% of all cars.

Ferrari cars licensed in Great Britain

Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.

Ferrari cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year Licensed
1994 2,428
1995 2,449
1996 2,552
1997 3,035
1998 3,428
1999 3,983
2000 4,326
2001 4,636
2002 4,936
2003 5,365
2004 5,802
2005 6,156
2006 6,481
2007 6,877
2008 6,955
2009 7,048
2010 6,855
2011 6,978
2012 7,461
2013 7,895
2014 8,311
2015 9,054
2016 9,420
2017 9,707
2018 10,099
2019 10,767
2020 10,925
2021 11,800
2022 12,293
2023 12,330
2024 12,695
2025 12,967
2026 15,114

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Ferrari cars

All cars in Great Britain

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Ferrari models

19 Ferrari models have a page of their own. The most common is the Ferrari 488, with 1,407 licensed: 9.3% of all Ferrari cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.

Ferrari models with their own page, most licensed first
Model Licensed Change on a year SORN Main fuel MOT pass rate
488 1,407 +0.9% 313 Petrol 96.0%
California 1,313 −0.4% 180 Petrol 93.9%
458 1,173 +0.9% 431 Petrol 95.8%
F430 863 −3.4% 462 Petrol 94.7%
296 837 +6.8% 86 Plug-in hybrid –
Roma 806 −0.1% 73 Petrol –
812 797 −1.6% 181 Petrol –
Portofino 785 −1.3% 37 Petrol –
360 593 −4.7% 397 Petrol 95.0%
F8 492 −8.0% 120 Petrol –
Purosangue 388 +18.3% 56 Petrol –
SF90 364 +9.3% 108 Plug-in hybrid –
F12 336 −3.2% 137 Petrol –
GTC4 318 +6.7% 13 Petrol –
599 254 +4.1% 178 Petrol –
12CILINDRI 239 +149.0% 14 Petrol –
FF 181 −2.2% 49 Petrol –
612 141 −6.6% 98 Petrol –
575 116 0.0% 111 Petrol –

MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.

New Ferrari cars registered each year

Registrations of new Ferrari cars in Great Britain peaked at 1,460 in 2015. In 2025, 697 were registered for the first time: 0.034% of all new cars, against 0.069% in 2021, Ferrari’s best year for share of new cars.

Registered for the first time, by year

Ferrari cars registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’01 546
’02 506
’03 521
’04 478
’05 726
’06 674
’07 746
’08 737
’09 514
’10 555
’11 625
’12 831
’13 883
’14 998
’15 1,460
’16 1,252
’17 1,131
’18 1,138
’19 1,225
’20 1,087
’21 1,125
’22 1,042
’23 1,018
’24 981
’25 697

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Share of all new cars

Ferrari’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.

Ferrari share of all new cars registered in Great Britain, by year
Year Share of new cars
2001 0.021%
2002 0.019%
2003 0.020%
2004 0.018%
2005 0.030%
2006 0.029%
2007 0.031%
2008 0.035%
2009 0.026%
2010 0.028%
2011 0.033%
2012 0.041%
2013 0.040%
2014 0.041%
2015 0.056%
2016 0.047%
2017 0.045%
2018 0.049%
2019 0.053%
2020 0.067%
2021 0.069%
2022 0.065%
2023 0.054%
2024 0.050%
2025 0.034%

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Ferrari MOT reliability

In 2025, 95.2% of MOT tests of Ferrari cars were passed first time, from 11,317 tests. Cars of the same ages pass 73.0% of the time, so Ferrari does better than average for the age of its cars, by 22.2 points. That ranks Ferrari No. 2 of the 50 makes with enough tests to compare. 0.8% of Ferrari tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.

Among Ferrari models with enough tests, the F430 does best for its age (+36.1 points against cars of the same ages) and the 488 does worst (+15.5 points). Average age at test for Ferrari cars: 11.2 years.

Ferrari models by MOT pass rate against cars of the same ages, 2025
Model Tests Pass rate Same ages Difference
F430 1,186 94.7% 58.6% +36.1 pts
360 1,032 95.0% 61.0% +34.0 pts
458 1,512 95.8% 67.3% +28.5 pts
California 1,511 93.9% 68.0% +25.9 pts
488 1,643 96.0% 80.5% +15.5 pts

Every make and model ranked on MOT results

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Ferrari safety recalls

DVSA lists 29 safety recalls naming a Ferrari car model since 1992, across 19 models. 15 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking Ferrari No. 36 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several Ferrari models counts once.

Recalls launched each year, 2006 to 2025

Safety recalls naming a Ferrari car model, by year launched
Year Recalls
’06 2
’07 0
’08 0
’09 0
’10 1
’11 0
’12 1
’13 0
’14 0
’15 5
’16 1
’17 0
’18 1
’19 3
’20 1
’21 2
’22 1
’23 2
’24 1
’25 3

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Models with the most recalls

Ferrari models with the most safety recalls since 1992
Model Recalls
Ferrari 360 6
Ferrari 458 6
Ferrari 488 6
Ferrari 812 6
Ferrari California 6
Ferrari F12 5
Ferrari Laferrari 5
Ferrari GTC4 4
Ferrari 296 3
Ferrari FF 3

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Ferrari. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Makes of a similar size

Ferrari compared with makes of a similar size
Rank Make Licensed Change on a year Main fuel MOT vs same ages
50 SsangYong 20,834 −4.5% Diesel −10.3 pts
51 Lotus 17,099 +6.0% Petrol +21.8 pts
52 Chrysler 16,022 −14.3% Petrol −1.1 pts
53 Ferrari 15,114 +1.4% Petrol +22.2 pts
54 Maserati 11,946 −0.4% Petrol +7.9 pts
55 Daihatsu 10,953 −12.9% Petrol +1.7 pts
56 Leapmotor 10,739 +1892.4% Electric –

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 37,519,147 car records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 – 2 October 2026
MOT results Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 29,122,953 car MOT tests 19 September 2026
Safety recalls Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
January 1992 to September 2026 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) 15 September 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 529 makes on the record.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
  • First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
  • MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over; retests are excluded. The same-ages figure is what all cars would score with this make’s mix of ages.

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