Does the Aston Martin Rapide fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Aston Martin Rapide records 6.82 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.23 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.41, 95% interval −7.46 to −5.35). It ranks 552 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Aston Martin Rapide by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Aston Martin Rapide is “A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)”, recorded 56 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID) | 56 | 1.23 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 35 | 0.77 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,559 (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
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