Aston martin VANTAGE - 2016
41.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Aston martin VANTAGE, model year 2016.
Sample size: 521 cars, 1,248 tests and 513 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: 521 cars
The 2016 Aston Martin Vantage shows a significantly lower overall defect rate of 41 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 151 defects per 100 for cars of the same year, marking a remarkable 73% improvement. Notably, the Vantage excels in categories such as brakes and steering, with defect rates of just 16% and 0.5% respectively, far below the average of 77% and 7.5%. However, it shows a slightly higher issue rate in the equipment category, at 4.7%, compared to the average of 3.2%. The highest defect rates for the Vantage are recorded in the lower mileage categories, particularly under 31,000 miles, reflecting a trend often seen in high-performance vehicles. Overall, this model stands out positively in critical areas, indicating strong reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 521 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 79.5% better
16.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 93.8% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 68.0% better
4.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- 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
- An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
Lights & Electrics
▲ 88.6% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- which shows red light to the front, white light to the rear or has heavily reduced light intensity
- 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 68.6% better
50.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 94.5% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
Equipment
▼ 39.4% worse
4.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 74.3% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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
- 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: 192
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 74
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 34
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 31
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 17
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 12
A seat belt:
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 1