Does the Aston Martin Vanquish fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Aston Martin Vanquish records 2.48 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 17.42 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−14.94, 95% interval −15.78 to −14.09). It ranks 678 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 Vanquish by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Aston Martin Vanquish is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 90 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 90 | 0.97 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,301 (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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