Aston Martin Vantage 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

8.4% of 1,563 MOT tests of the Aston Martin Vantage first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 136.1 (95% CI 112.8–159.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 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 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	8.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1563
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 112.8–159.4)	136.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1563
Rank among this model's 7 build years	6	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1563
Tested in 2024	382	tests	median 17,680 miles	2024	382

Built 2016 against Aston Martin Vantage normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 11.8% vs 6.3%; age 4: 6.3% vs 5.4%; age 5: 7.9% vs 6.2%; age 6: 7.5% vs 6.7%; age 7: 6.1% vs n/a%; age 8: 5.2% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Aston Martin Vantage by registration · All Aston Martin Vantage MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

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

How does the 2016 Aston Martin Vantage fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	391 (rough estimate)	11.8	8.9–15.3	6.3	186.5
4	381 (rough estimate)	6.3	4.3–9.2	5.4	117.5
5	392 (rough estimate)	7.9	5.6–11	6.2	127.5
6	399 (rough estimate)	7.5	5.3–10.5	6.7	111.7
7	395 (rough estimate)	6.1	4.1–8.9	not available	not available
8	382 (rough estimate)	5.2	3.4–7.9	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,340 (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 2016 Aston Martin Vantage?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is visibility: 2 items per 100 first tests, against 2.4 across all build years of the Aston Martin Vantage. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Aston Martin Vantage built 2016 against the Aston Martin Vantage in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	2	2.4	47
Tyres	1.8	1.9	43
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1.7	3.4	40
Noise, emissions and leaks	1.5	1.4	35

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,340 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Aston Martin Vantage, 2016 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 129.2. 2017: index 96.2.

Aston Martin Vantage build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2014	161.3	126.4–196.2	worse (rough estimate)	739
2015	129.2	102.5–155.9	worse (rough estimate)	1,101
2016	136.1	112.8–159.4	worse (rough estimate)	1,563
2017	96.2	74.6–117.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,324
2018	104.9	86.0–123.8	no different (rough estimate)	1,899
2019	101.0	83.0–119.0	no different (rough estimate)	2,143
2020	101.0	58.8–143.2	no 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 2016 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/2016/

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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