Does the Aston Martin V8 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Aston Martin V8 records 0.35 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.89 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−10.54, 95% interval −10.98 to −10.10). It ranks 632 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Aston Martin V8 by registration

No single body, chassis and structure defect wording reaches 30 items on the Aston Martin V8; the failures are spread across several.