Does the Aston Martin DB11 fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Aston Martin DB11 records 0.46 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.81 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.35, 95% interval −0.53 to −0.16). It ranks 336 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Aston Martin DB11 by registration
What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Aston Martin DB11 is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 32 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction | 32 | 0.34 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,474 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Aston Martin DB11 2016 · Aston Martin DB11 2017 · Aston Martin DB11 2018 · Aston Martin DB11 2019 · Aston Martin DB11 2020 · Aston Martin DB11 by postcode area · Aston Martin DB11 vehicle identification failures · Aston Martin DB11 lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Aston Martin DB11 tyres failures · Aston Martin DB11 visibility failures