# Aston Martin DB9 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Aston Martin DB9 passes its MOT first time 90% of the time, from 4,209 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 90%
- MOT tests analysed: 4,209 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 3,698 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 164 | 99% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 201 | 97% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 166 | 92% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 167 | 94% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 72 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 89 (few mots) | 87% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 183 | 90% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 225 | 93% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 462 | 89% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 626 | 89% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 579 | 87% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 985 | 90% |
| 2005 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 252 | 89% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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