Aston Martin Vanquish MOT reliability

Aston Martin Vanquishs passed their MOT first time 94% of the time across 1,612 tests in 2025. 1,439 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

94%

MOTs analysed

1,612

Still licensed (GB)

1,439

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

2016 petrol

147 MOTs

Passed first time 93%. Typical mileage 20,053 (most between 13,210 and 24,429).

2018: 100% → 2019: 88% → 2020: 93% → 2021: 90% → 2022: 94% → 2023: 96% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 93%

Most common failures

Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (1.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.4%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (0.7%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (0.7%)

Where 2016 Vanquishs fail

Wheels & tyres

2.0%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

Brakes

1.4%

Lights & electrics

0.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.7%

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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.