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Aston Martin Dbs
Aston Martin Dbs MOT pass rate and common problems
The Aston Martin Dbs passed 94% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 21.7 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Dbs compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
92.1%
Aston Martin average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Dbs runs 1.9 points ahead of the Aston Martin average. It is 2nd of the 6 Aston Martin models in the data. The average Dbs arrived at its test 10.9 years old with 21,455 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Dbs MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Aston Martin Dbs cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 95% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 93.2%, a drop of 1.8 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 563 | 95% | 22.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 207 | 93.2% | 20.9 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 795 | 93.2% | 20.9 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Dbs failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Aston Martin Dbs cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres together account for 56.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Dbs MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Aston Martin Dbs cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 59.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Aston Martin Dbs cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Dbs
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim too low, headlamp aim too high, stop lamp not working and side repeaters not working. 27.3% of failure items.
2
Identification of the vehicle
Recorded most often: registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements. 11% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers not working and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 10.4% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 6.5% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Dbs has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Aston Martin Dbs buying guide.
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Aston Martin Dbs MOT FAQs
What is the Aston Martin Dbs MOT pass rate?
94% of Aston Martin Dbs cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,631 tests. That is 21.7 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 9th of 575 models.
What does an Aston Martin Dbs most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Aston Martin Dbs cars failing their 2025 MOT was registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements, on 11% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (8.4%) and headlamp aim too low (7.8%).
Which area causes the most Aston Martin Dbs MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 41.6%, followed by tyres at 14.9%.
Do older Aston Martin Dbs cars fail their MOT more often?
Aston Martin Dbs cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 95% of MOT tests in 2025, against 93.2% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Aston Martin Dbs has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Aston Martin Dbs that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Aston Martin Dbs's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.