Aston martin V8 VANTAGE - 2008
81.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Aston martin V8 VANTAGE, model year 2008.
Sample size: 602 cars, 1,303 tests and 1,063 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 602 cars
The 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage demonstrates a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 82 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 337. This model excels in categories such as brakes and steering, recording 50 defects per 100 for brakes versus 135 on average, and an impressive rate of just 0.5 defects per 100 for steering, compared to 17.6 on average. Furthermore, it shows strong performance in visibility and lights & electrics, where it again has notably fewer defects than the average. Notably, all mileage categories show a trend of increasing defects with higher mileage, but the V8 Vantage maintains a lower overall defect rate throughout its mileage range.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 602 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 62.4% better
50.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 97.2% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 52.6% better
12.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 85.0% better
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 77.8% better
68.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 98.4% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 5.0% worse
10.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 84.0% better
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 197
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 143
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 67
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 66
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 44
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 40
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 34
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 32
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 29
Serious faults (Top 10)
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 4