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Aston Martin Vantage 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

11.1% of 739 MOT tests of the Aston Martin Vantage first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 161.3 (95% CI 126.4–196.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2014 Aston Martin Vantage fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Aston Martin Vantage built in 2014 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time11.1%all ages tested2019–2024739
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 126.4–196.2)161.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–2024739
Rank among this model's 7 build years7of 71 = fails least for its age2019–2024739
Tested in 2024359testsmedian 24,548 miles2024359
line · Aston Martin Vantage built 2014 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2014 12.8% vs model normal 6.8% at age 5 · 2019–2024
Built 2014 against Aston Martin Vantage normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 12.8% vs 6.8%; age 6: 9.3% vs 7%; age 7: 8.2% vs n/a%; age 8: 7.2% vs n/a%; age 9: 10.2% vs n/a%; age 10: 8.1% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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

How does the 2014 Aston Martin Vantage fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 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 Vantage built 2014: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
5384 (rough estimate)12.89.8–16.56.8189
6355 (rough estimate)9.36.7–12.87132.4
7378 (rough estimate)8.25.8–11.4not availablenot available
8376 (rough estimate)7.25–10.2not availablenot available
9363 (rough estimate)10.27.5–13.7not availablenot available
10359 (rough estimate)8.15.7–11.4not availablenot available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,215 (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 2014 Aston Martin Vantage?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 3.8 items per 100 first tests, against 3.4 across all build years of the Aston Martin Vantage. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Aston Martin Vantage built 2014 against the Aston Martin Vantage in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2014, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.83.485
Visibility2.92.464
Tyres2.11.946
Noise, emissions and leaks1.81.439

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,215 (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 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Aston Martin Vantage, 2014 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 129.2.

Aston Martin Vantage build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2014161.3126.4–196.2worse (rough estimate)739
2015129.2102.5–155.9worse (rough estimate)1,101
2016136.1112.8–159.4worse (rough estimate)1,563
201796.274.6–117.9no different (rough estimate)1,324
2018104.986.0–123.8no different (rough estimate)1,899
2019101.083.0–119.0no different (rough estimate)2,143
2020101.058.8–143.2no different (rough estimate)404

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,173 (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 Vantage 2014 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-vantage/2014/

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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