Aston Martin DB9 MOT reliability

Aston Martin DB9s passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 4,209 tests in 2025. 3,698 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

4,209

Still licensed (GB)

3,698

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2014 petrol

166 MOTs

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 25,949 (most between 17,601 and 36,366).

2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 83% → 2017: 89% → 2018: 93% → 2019: 87% → 2020: 89% → 2021: 91% → 2022: 96% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.2%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (1.2%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.2%)
Condition: not functioning as intended (0.6%)
Individual direction indicators: not working (0.6%)

Where 2014 DB9s fail

Wheels & tyres

1.8%

Visibility & wipers

1.8%

Lights & electrics

1.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.2%

Suspension & axles

1.2%

Brakes

0.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.6%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.