Aston martin VANTAGE - 2012
50.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Aston martin VANTAGE, model year 2012.
Sample size: 250 cars, 574 tests and 287 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: 250 cars
The 2012 Aston Martin Vantage shows a significantly lower overall defect rate of 50 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 246 defects per 100 vehicles from the same year, marking a 79.7% improvement. This model performs particularly well in critical areas such as brakes, steering, visibility, and body structure, where it exhibits a much lower percentage of defects than the average. Notably, the highest defect rates occur at lower mileages, particularly in the 0–31,000 and 31,000–62,000 miles segments. Overall, the Vantage stands out for its reliability in several key categories, contributing to a strong performance relative to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 250 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 72.4% better
28.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
▲ 92.4% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 76.6% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 78.7% better
13.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- which shows red light to the front, white light to the rear or has heavily reduced light intensity
- Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- A stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 83.0% better
41.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 93.5% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Fuel pipe or hose: damaged
Equipment
▲ 21.0% better
4.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▲ 80.9% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 52
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 42
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 31
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18
which shows red light to the front, white light to the rear or has heavily reduced light intensity
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Serious faults (Top 10)
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
A stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
FAIL
Occurrences: 2