Aston MartinVantage MOT results

In 2025, 93.7% of Aston Martin Vantage MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 73.7% for cars of the same age. 0.9% had at least one dangerous defect (7.1% for cars the same age). The typical Aston Martin Vantage tested was 9 years old with 21,100 miles. Based on 4,857 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 93.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 73.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.2%passed after repair
Failed: 5.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 0.9%same age 7.1%
Typical mileage: 21,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Aston Martin VantageAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2022	350	95.7%	88.5%
2021	322	96.9%	87.2%
2020	187	94.1%	85.9%
2019	648	94.1%	83.5%
2018	433	94.0%	80.8%
2017	268	92.9%	78.1%
2016	373	96.5%	74.8%
2015	334	93.4%	71.8%
2014	342	95.0%	68.5%
2013	309	92.6%	65.6%
2012	174	91.4%	63.2%
2011	112	90.2%	61.0%
2010	138	94.2%	59.1%
2009	147	89.1%	58.1%
2008	147	89.1%	57.0%
2007	197	91.9%	57.2%
2006	271	91.5%	56.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Aston Martin VantageAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	644	96.4%	87.4%	10,500
5-9 years	1,959	94.0%	79.1%	18,400
10-14 years	1,199	93.5%	65.7%	25,800
15-19 years	868	90.8%	57.6%	43,800
20-29 years	15	100.0%	59.6%	33,500
30-39 years	35	97.1%	71.3%	28,700
40+ years	19	94.7%	82.0%	53,900

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Aston Martin Vantage is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
BS Bristol	South West	286	5.9%	3.4×	93.4%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	281	5.8%	5.5×	87.2%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	217	4.5%	2.4×	91.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	214	4.4%	5.3×	93.5%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	180	3.7%	3.1×	97.2%
RG Reading	South East	175	3.6%	2.4×	95.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	168	3.5%	2.6×	93.5%
SK Stockport	North West	167	3.4%	3.4×	97.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	157	3.2%	2.9×	98.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	156	3.2%	2.2×	93.6%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	149	3.1%	1.0×	99.3%
GL Gloucester	South West	144	3.0%	2.4×	94.4%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	129	2.7%	1.6×	96.9%
AL St Albans	East of England	109	2.2%	5.1×	91.7%
RH Redhill	South East	103	2.1%	2.0×	93.2%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	101	2.1%	2.2×	98.0%
NW London NW	London	96	2.0%	3.0×	89.6%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	90	1.9%	1.5×	93.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	82	1.7%	1.2×	100.0%
NR Norwich	East of England	78	1.6%	1.2×	96.2%
PO Portsmouth	South East	75	1.5%	1.1×	89.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	63	1.3%	1.8×	96.8%
ME Rochester	South East	60	1.2%	1.2×	93.3%
GU Guildford	South East	58	1.2%	0.9×	91.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	53	1.1%	0.7×	96.2%
BH Bournemouth	South West	47	1.0%	0.9×	85.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	41	0.8%	0.5×	95.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	40	0.8%	0.6×	97.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	39	0.8%	1.6×	87.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	38	0.8%	0.4×	89.5%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	37	0.8%	0.3×	94.6%
SO Southampton	South East	37	0.8%	0.6×	94.6%
OX Oxford	South East	36	0.7%	0.7×	97.2%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	0.7%	2.4×	93.8%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	32	0.7%	1.1×	96.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	29	0.6%	0.5×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	29	0.6%	0.6×	–
SL Slough	South East	28	0.6%	0.8×	–
TA Taunton	South West	28	0.6%	0.9×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	27	0.6%	0.6×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	26	0.5%	0.4×	–
BA Bath	South West	25	0.5%	0.6×	–
CH Chester	North West	25	0.5%	0.5×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	24	0.5%	0.7×	–
SW London SW	London	24	0.5%	1.2×	–
BN Brighton	South East	23	0.5%	0.4×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	23	0.5%	0.5×	–
TS Teesside	North East	23	0.5%	0.5×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	22	0.5%	0.6×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	21	0.4%	0.6×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	21	0.4%	0.3×	–
SN Swindon	South West	21	0.4%	0.5×	–
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	21	0.4%	0.4×	–
TW Twickenham	London	21	0.4%	0.6×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	19	0.4%	0.5×	–
CW Crewe	North West	19	0.4%	0.7×	–
W London W	London	19	0.4%	1.5×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	18	0.4%	0.8×	–
LU Luton	East of England	17	0.4%	0.5×	–
WA Warrington	North West	17	0.4%	0.3×	–
EN Enfield	London	16	0.3%	0.6×	–
NP Newport	Wales	16	0.3%	0.4×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	16	0.3%	0.3×	–
PR Preston	North West	16	0.3%	0.4×	–
SE London SE	London	16	0.3%	0.4×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	16	0.3%	0.5×	–
M Manchester	North West	15	0.3%	0.2×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.3%	0.3×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	14	0.3%	0.7×	–
EX Exeter	South West	14	0.3%	0.3×	–
BR Bromley	London	13	0.3%	0.8×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	13	0.3%	0.5×	–
BL Bolton	North West	12	0.2%	0.3×	–
DA Dartford	South East	12	0.2%	0.3×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	12	0.2%	0.6×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	12	0.2%	0.4×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	12	0.2%	0.5×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	12	0.2%	0.3×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	11	0.2%	0.4×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	11	0.2%	0.3×	–
L Liverpool	North West	11	0.2%	0.2×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	11	0.2%	0.6×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	11	0.2%	0.3×	–
CR Croydon	London	10	0.2%	0.3×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	10	0.2%	0.5×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	10	0.2%	0.6×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	10	0.2%	0.4×	–
TR Truro	South West	10	0.2%	0.3×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.2%	0.2×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
HA Harrow	London	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	9	0.2%	0.2×	–
DL Darlington	North East	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
N London N	London	8	0.2%	0.2×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	7	0.1%	0.3×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.1%	0.4×	–
RM Romford	London	7	0.1%	0.2×	–
WD Watford	East of England	7	0.1%	0.4×	–
WN Wigan	North West	7	0.1%	0.3×	–
DH Durham	North East	6	0.1%	0.3×	–
E London E	London	6	0.1%	0.2×	–
IG Ilford	London	5	0.1%	0.2×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	5	0.1%	0.2×	–
SM Sutton	London	5	0.1%	0.5×	–
UB Southall	London	5	0.1%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
OL Oldham	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	228	4.7%	0.6×	93.4%
North East	168	3.5%	0.9×	96.4%
North West	344	7.1%	0.6×	94.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	327	6.7%	0.7×	95.7%
Wales	71	1.5%	0.3×	94.4%
West Midlands	427	8.8%	0.9×	95.1%
East Midlands	393	8.1%	1.2×	94.1%
East of England	583	12.0%	1.2×	95.5%
London	474	9.8%	1.0×	92.8%
South East	1,179	24.3%	1.6×	92.3%
South West	662	13.6%	1.3×	92.0%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Aston Martin VantageCars the same age

Lights and electrics2.5%9.8%
Tyres1.3%6.2%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.0%4.2%
Emissions and leaks0.9%2.8%
Brakes0.7%5.8%
Suspension0.5%8.2%
Body and structure0.2%3.0%
Seat belts and airbags0.1%0.9%
Steering0.1%1.8%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Aston Martin Vantage tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.7%	0.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	0.6%	1.4%	0.4×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.6%	1.0%	0.6×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.6%	0.7%	0.9×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	0.5%	1.4%	0.4×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	0.4%	2.1%	0.2×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	0.4%	2.2%	0.2×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	0.4%	2.2%	0.2×	100.0%
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle	0.3%	0.1%	3.0×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.2%	1.8%	0.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.9%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	5.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin	2.2%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.5%
Condition: webbing slightly damaged or frayed	1.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	1.4%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	1.2%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	0.9%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	0.7%
Flexible brake hoses: has slight corrosion to ferrule	0.5%

MOT results for every model