Aston Martin V8 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

10.3% of 2,994 MOT tests of the Aston Martin V8 first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 94.7 (95% CI 84.1–105.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Aston Martin V8 built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	10.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2994
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 84.1–105.3)	94.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2994
Rank among this model's 8 build years	4	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2994
Tested in 2024	474	tests	median 39,380 miles	2024	474

Built 2008 against Aston Martin V8 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 11.6% vs 12.6%; age 12: 10.7% vs 10.4%; age 13: 9.1% vs 10.6%; age 14: 11.9% vs 10.8%; age 15: 10.1% vs 10.6%; age 16: 8.4% vs 10.1%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Aston Martin V8 by registration · All Aston Martin V8 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Aston Martin V8 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Aston Martin V8 built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	535	11.6	9.1–14.6	12.6	92
12	467 (rough estimate)	10.7	8.2–13.8	10.4	102.6
13	517	9.1	6.9–11.9	10.6	85.4
14	504	11.9	9.4–15	10.8	110.4
15	497 (rough estimate)	10.1	7.7–13	10.6	94.5
16	474 (rough estimate)	8.4	6.3–11.3	10.1	83.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,994 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Aston Martin V8?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is visibility: 5.4 items per 100 first tests, against 3.9 across all build years of the Aston Martin V8. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Aston Martin V8 built 2008 against the Aston Martin V8 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	5.4	3.9	163
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4.3	6.4	128
Tyres	2.6	2.1	79
Brakes	2.4	2.8	73
Noise, emissions and leaks	1.6	2.2	47

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,994 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Aston Martin V8, 2008 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 93.7. 2009: index 74.2.

Aston Martin V8 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2005	120.8	85.1–156.5	no different (rough estimate)	342
2006	107.6	99.3–116.0	no different	5,628
2007	93.7	85.1–102.4	no different	4,484
2008	94.7	84.1–105.3	no different (rough estimate)	2,994
2009	74.2	63.4–85.0	better (rough estimate)	2,259
2010	83.4	66.5–100.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,047
2011	101.8	78.7–124.8	no different (rough estimate)	702
2012	112.7	79.7–145.6	no different (rough estimate)	382

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,838 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Aston Martin V8 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/aston-martin-v8/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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