Pass rate
95.8%
Above average — 7.9 pts ahead of the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,909 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£72
2018 Aston Martin DB11 MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 17,481 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
62.3% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 97.6% pass
- Avoid 2019 94.7% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 2.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 95.7%
- Typical mileage
- 17k mi
The 2018 Aston Martin DB11 MOT pass rate is 95.8% of its MOT tests — 7.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 62.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Aston Martin DB11 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.2× the national share
Tyres make up 62.3% of everything recorded on the 2018 Aston Martin Db11, against 19.8% nationally — 42.5 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 87.9% and this one manages 95.8% — 7.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2018 Aston Martin DB11 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 7.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 95.7%. The median 2018 Aston Martin DB11 in this dataset had covered 17,481 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 95.3% of the time, April–September 96.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 0.84% of tests.
- 1,909 recorded tests behind this page.
- 95.8% overall pass rate, 95.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Aston Martin DB11, the average is 95.8% — best year 2021 (97.6%), worst 2019 (94.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 1,909
- Typical mileage (median)
- 17,481 mi
- Make and model
- Aston Martin DB11
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the DB11 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 86% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the DB11
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 666 | 94.9% |
| East of England | 263 | 96.6% |
| South West | 249 | 93.6% |
| East Midlands | 131 | 94.7% |
| Yorkshire | 121 | 96.7% |
| West Midlands | 113 | 97.3% |
| North West | 112 | 98.2% |
| London | 102 | 99.0% |
| Scotland | 83 | 98.8% |
| North East | 52 | 94.2% |
| Wales | 16 | 93.8% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2018 DB11
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2018 DB11
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the wipers and washers 0.8% of tests
“washers not working”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the windscreen 0.7% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the lights 0.6% of tests
“stop lamp not working”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2018 DB11 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£72 — and 47% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£72
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 47%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,909 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the DB11, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2016 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 94.7% to 97.6% — a spread of 2.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 97.3% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2017 95.5% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2018 95.8%has a cut in excess of the…
- 2019 94.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 96.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 97.6% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 97.1% headlamp aim too high
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2018 Aston Martin DB11 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2018 cars with a similar record
- Lexus Rx 95.9%
- Levc Tx Vista Comfort 95.5%
- Porsche 911 95.2%
- Porsche Boxster 95.0%
- Porsche Cayman 94.7%
- Porsche Macan 94.1%
Closest pass rates among 2018 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 Aston Martin DB11 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 653 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 407 | 62.30% | 19.76% | +42.54 |
| Brakes | 57 | 8.70% | 20.89% | −12.19 |
| Non-component advisories | 50 | 7.70% | 4.18% | +3.52 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 44 | 6.70% | 12.21% | −5.51 |
| Visibility | 34 | 5.20% | 4.97% | +0.23 |
| Suspension | 21 | 3.20% | 20.98% | −17.78 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 17 | 2.60% | 1.76% | +0.84 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 14 | 2.10% | 5.52% | −3.42 |
| Road Wheels | 8 | 1.20% | 0.75% | +0.45 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 0.20% | 0.82% | −0.62 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.84% | £45–95 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 0.79% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.73% | £80–200 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.58% | £3–12 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.42% | £3–12 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 0.31% | £20–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.26% | £30–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.21% | £45–95 |
| Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.16% | £3–12 |
| Switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.16% | £5–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.6% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.2% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.5% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,616 | 96.0% | 15,666 mi |
| 30-60k | 284 | 94.4% | 36,965 mi |
| 60-90k | 8 | 100.0% | 71,230 mi |
Source: 1,909 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2018 DB11 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Aston Martin DB11?
95.8% of the 1,909 2018 Aston Martin DB11 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 95.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Aston Martin DB11?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (0.84%), washers not working (0.79%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (0.73%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Aston Martin DB11 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Aston Martin DB11 in this dataset had covered 17,481 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 Aston Martin DB11 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 95.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 96.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.