Aston Martin MOT failure rates by model
Aston Martin cars fail 10.5% of MOT tests. Here is every Aston Martin model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Aston Martin cars?
Across 358,818 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 10.5% of Aston Martin cars fail. That is 15.2 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Aston Martin models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin Lagonda | 16.5% | 1,441 | Brakes |
| Aston Martin Db7 | 14.8% | 56,165 | Brakes |
| Aston Martin Virage | 13.0% | 6,172 | Brakes |
| Aston Martin V8 | 10.8% | 74,347 | Lamps & electrical |
| Aston Martin Db6 | 10.8% | 6,446 | Brakes |
| Aston Martin Db9 | 10.6% | 82,741 | Lamps & electrical |
| Aston Martin Db5 | 10.5% | 4,085 | Lamps & electrical |
| Aston Martin Db4 | 10.5% | 3,239 | Brakes |
| Aston Martin Vanquish | 9.4% | 22,330 | Suspension |
| Aston Martin Rapide | 9.3% | 9,687 | Tyres |
| Aston Martin Dbs | 8.9% | 18,214 | Lamps & electrical |
| Aston Martin Cygnet | 8.7% | 1,779 | Lamps & electrical |
| Aston Martin Vantage | 8.0% | 51,734 | Lamps & electrical |
| Aston Martin Dbx | 5.4% | 2,445 | Tyres |
| Aston Martin Db11 | 4.7% | 14,783 | Tyres |
Which Aston Martin fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Aston Martin Lagonda has the highest failure rate at 16.5%, and the Aston Martin Db11 the lowest at 4.7%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain