1,469 tests in 2025
Aston Martin Vanquish reliability and MOT pass rate
94.8% passed first time. The 5.2% fail rate is 17.4 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 11 years old with 21,665 miles.
Pass rate
94.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 5.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
21,665 mi
11 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 523 | 3.1% |
| 10-13 years | 508 | 4.5% |
| 14+ years | 438 | 8.4% |
What the Vanquish fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes6 dangerous28.9%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.7%
- Suspension19.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks17.1%
- Tyres5 dangerous17.1%
- Visibility10.5%
- Identification of the vehicle7.9%
- Steering6.6%
Is the Vanquish getting worse?
The fail rate fell 1.9 points to 5.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,643 | 8 | 7.1% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 1,666 | 9 | 6.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,306 | 10 | 5.8% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,469 | 11 | 5.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Vanquish at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Vanquish in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt8 tests
- 2Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction8 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords7 tests
- 4Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements6 tests
- 5Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side6 tests
- 6Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt6 tests
- 7Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements5 tests
- 8Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value5 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Vanquish collects 2.14 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure82 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm71 tests
- 3Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded22 tests
- 4Flexible brake hoses: ferrule excessively corroded16 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened14 tests
- 6Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords12 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre12 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened10 tests
Questions
What is the Aston Martin Vanquish MOT pass rate?
94.8% of the 1,469 Aston Martin Vanquish first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 5.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Aston Martin Vanquish usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 8 failed tests, followed by "Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, brakes appears in 28.9% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 19.7% of failures, suspension appears in 19.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 8.4%. The median Aston Martin Vanquish tested in 2025 was 11 years old with 21,665 miles.
Is the Aston Martin Vanquish getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 1.9 points to 5.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Vanquish trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 5 safety recalls naming the Aston Martin Vanquish: Aston Martin Vanquish recalls.
Other Aston Martin models
Checking a particular Vanquish?
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