Used car guide · 2006–2012

Ferrari 599 common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used Ferrari 599, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 918 MOTs done during 2023–2025), and what to check before you buy one.

The 2012 Ferrari 599

Too few Ferrari 599 cars first registered in 2012 had an MOT during 2025 for reliable MOT figures. There are no known faults on record for this year in the UK buying guides we use, so the rest of this page covers the Ferrari 599 as a whole.

10on the UK register at the end of 2025
Petrolfuel type
What to check on a 2012 car
  • MOT history

    Check the reg below: its MOT history shows what has been failed or advised, and whether the mileage adds up.

  • Service history

    Look for regular servicing and receipts for big jobs like a cambelt or clutch.

  • Finance and write-offs

    MOT records don’t show outstanding finance or insurance write-offs. A history check does.

  • Test drive

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check every warning light goes out, and make sure the gears and brakes feel right.

Other years

Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

2012201120102009200820072006

What usually goes wrong with a Ferrari 599?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Ferrari 599 in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Ferrari 599 MOT pass rate by year

Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

YearPass first timeAll cars that yearMOT tests
201197%62% +35136 (small sample)
201095%60% +35104 (small sample)
200992%59% +33146 (small sample)
200892%57% +35261 (small sample)
200793%57% +36271 (small sample)

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score