Does the Aston Martin Vanquish fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Aston Martin Vanquish records 1.49 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.87 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.38, 95% interval −1.72 to −1.03). It ranks 409 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on steering?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Aston Martin Vanquish is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 80 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 80 | 0.86 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 46 | 0.49 |
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
Other pages for this model
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