How many Ferrari Californias are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 1,511 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain1,141−1.2% on a year earlier
Declared SORN361Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202593.9%Cars of the same ages 68.0%
Rank by number licensedNo. 660of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year20171,393 licensed
Average annual mileage1,519miles a year
How many Ferrari Californias are left in Great Britain?
There were 1,141 Ferrari Californias licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 361 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 18.1% fewer than the peak of 1,393 in 2017.
In 2025, 93.9% of Ferrari California MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Ferrari Californias tested pass 68.0% of the time, so the Ferrari California does better than average for its age, by 25.9 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 93.8%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Ferrari California vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Ferrari California compared with all cars
Registrations of Ferrari Californias for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 269 in 2015. In 2025, 1 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
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Ferrari Californias registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 1,138 Ferrari Californias licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 51.8% have an engine of 4,201cc to 4,300cc, and 48.1% have an engine of 3,801cc to 3,900cc. The share with an engine of 3,801cc to 3,900cc has grown from 7.8% in 2014 to 48.1%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Ferrari Californias licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
4,201cc to 4,300cc 590 licensed
51.8%
3,801cc to 3,900cc 547 licensed
48.1%
Other sizes 1 licensed
0.1%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
4,201–4,300cc
Petrol
590
51.8%
3,801–3,900cc
Petrol
547
48.1%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Ferrari Californias licensed in the UK by engine size, share of each year’s total
Year
4,201–4,300cc
3,801–3,900cc
2014
92.0%
7.8%
2015
72.4%
27.4%
2016
59.6%
40.4%
2017
54.3%
45.6%
2018
53.8%
46.0%
2019
53.0%
46.8%
2020
52.8%
47.2%
2021
53.2%
46.7%
2022
51.6%
48.3%
2023
51.6%
48.4%
2024
51.7%
48.2%
2025
51.8%
48.1%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Ferrari California fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Ferrari California from 2009 to 2018. On the NEDC test (listings 2009 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 21.5 to 26.5 mpg, with CO2 of 251 to 299 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2009 to 2018
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2009 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “All Models”, “California”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Ferrari California safety recalls
DVSA lists 6 safety recalls for the Ferrari California since 1992, the first in 2012. The most recent was launched on 28 February 2022.
The cap of the brake oil reservoir may not be able to ensure proper ventilation to maintain the atmospheric pressure inside the reservoir
Launched 28 February 2022DVSA recall R/2022/066Manufacturer ref. RC78
Defect
The cap of the brake oil reservoir may not be able to ensure proper ventilation to maintain the atmospheric pressure inside the reservoir itself.
Remedy
Replacement of the brake oil reservoir cap and software update of the Instrument Panel Node.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Ferrari California. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
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 vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
