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Lamborghini GALLARDO - 2008

34.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Lamborghini GALLARDO, model year 2008. Sample size: 133 cars, 276 tests and 95 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 133 cars

The 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo has a significantly lower overall defect rate, with only 34 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 337, representing an impressive 90% reduction. This model performs exceptionally well in categories such as brakes, steering, and visibility, where it has virtually no reported defects. It also shows a notable reduction in issues related to lights and electrics, as well as wheels and suspension, compared to the average. However, in higher mileage segments (over 124,000 miles), the defect rate rises sharply, indicating potential concerns as the vehicle ages. Overall, the Gallardo stands out for its reliability relative to similar vehicles from the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 133 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 89.6% better
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 94.5% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 81.9% better
16.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 88.3% better
36.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
Equipment
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 98.3% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 550 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 9
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4
A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2

Serious faults (Top 10)

A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 1