93.7%
Aston Martin Vanquish
Aston Martin Vanquish MOT pass rate and common problems
The Aston Martin Vanquish passed 93.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 21.4 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements.
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How the Vanquish 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 Vanquish runs 1.6 points ahead of the Aston Martin average. It is 3rd of the 6 Aston Martin models in the data. The average Vanquish arrived at its test 12.8 years old with 23,487 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.
Vanquish MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Aston Martin Vanquish cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 95.2% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 92.2%, a drop of 3 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years (small sample) | 18 | 88.9% | 16.6 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 829 | 95.2% | 22.9 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 765 | 92.2% | 19.9 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 Vanquish failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Aston Martin Vanquish cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 37.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Vanquish MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Aston Martin Vanquish cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 54.1% of everything testers recorded against failed Aston Martin Vanquish cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Vanquish
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 15.5% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: parking brake performance inoperative on one side, rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements, rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value and hydraulic brake callipers leaking. 12.9% of failure items.
3
Identification of the vehicle
Recorded most often: registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements. 8.8% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high. 6.2% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Vanquish has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Aston Martin Vanquish buying guide.
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Aston Martin Vanquish MOT FAQs
What is the Aston Martin Vanquish MOT pass rate?
93.7% of Aston Martin Vanquish cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,612 tests. That is 21.4 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 12th of 575 models.
What does an Aston Martin Vanquish most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Aston Martin Vanquish cars failing their 2025 MOT was registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements, on 8.8% of failure items. Next were ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.8%) and linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.7%).
Which area causes the most Aston Martin Vanquish MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 19.1%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 18.6%.
Do older Aston Martin Vanquish cars fail their MOT more often?
Aston Martin Vanquish cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 95.2% of MOT tests in 2025, against 92.2% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Aston Martin Vanquish has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Aston Martin Vanquish 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 Vanquish'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.