Does the Aston Martin V8 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Aston Martin V8 records 2.82 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.24 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−16.42, 95% interval −17.00 to −15.83). It ranks 703 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Aston Martin V8 is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 109 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 109 | 0.50 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 68 | 0.31 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 64 | 0.29 |
| A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded | 34 | 0.16 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,756 (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
If a Aston Martin V8 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
4.3% of Aston Martin V8 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.3 months and 930 miles later (1,531 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,531 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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