Pass rate
96.3%
Above average — 6.8 pts ahead of the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 939 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £28–£67
2019 Aston Martin Dbs MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 10,974 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
61.5% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 97.0% pass
- Avoid 2012 93.8% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 3.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 96.2%
- Typical mileage
- 11k mi
The 2019 Aston Martin Dbs MOT pass rate is 96.3% of its MOT tests — 6.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 61.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Aston Martin Dbs does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.1× the national share
Tyres make up 61.5% of everything recorded on the 2019 Aston Martin Dbs, against 19.8% nationally — 41.7 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 89.5% and this one manages 96.3% — 6.8 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
Watching a Aston Martin Dbs? Get an email when these numbers change .
How does the 2019 Aston Martin Dbs compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 6.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.2%. The median 2019 Aston Martin Dbs in this dataset had covered 10,974 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 96.1% of the time, April–September 96.5%.
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 1.06% of tests.
- 939 recorded tests behind this page.
- 96.3% overall pass rate, 96.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Aston Martin Dbs, the average is 95.4% — best year 2020 (97.0%), worst 2012 (93.8%).
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
- 939
- Typical mileage (median)
- 10,974 mi
- Make and model
- Aston Martin Dbs
- 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 Dbs MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 84% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Dbs
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 251 | 94.8% |
| South West | 150 | 93.3% |
| East Midlands | 107 | 96.3% |
| East of England | 93 | 96.8% |
| London | 73 | 98.6% |
| North West | 69 | 98.6% |
| Yorkshire | 62 | 100.0% |
| Scotland | 62 | 95.2% |
| West Midlands | 41 | 100.0% |
| North East | 28 | 100.0% |
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 2019 Dbs
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 2019 Dbs
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.
-
Check the wipers and washers 0.6% 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.
-
Check the lights 0.4% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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.
-
Check tyre pressures and valves 0.3% of tests
“tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”
Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.
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 2019 Dbs through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £28–£67 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £28–£67
- 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
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 939 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 Dbs, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2008 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 93.8% to 97.0% — a spread of 3.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 94.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 94.2% position lamp not working
- 2010 94.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 94.0% position lamp not working
- 2012 93.8% headlamp aim too low
- 2018 97.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 96.3%has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 97.0% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 97.0% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 95.9% windscreen damaged but not…
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 2019 Aston Martin Dbs 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 2019 cars with a similar record
- Lexus Rx 96.3%
- Levc Tx Vista Comfort 96.2%
- Bentley Continental 96.1%
- Lexus Ux 95.8%
- Porsche 911 95.8%
- Porsche Boxster 95.6%
Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 Aston Martin Dbs 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 205 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 | 126 | 61.50% | 19.76% | +41.74 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26 | 12.70% | 12.21% | +0.49 |
| Non-component advisories | 19 | 9.30% | 4.18% | +5.12 |
| Visibility | 10 | 4.90% | 4.97% | −0.07 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 7 | 3.40% | 1.76% | +1.64 |
| Suspension | 6 | 2.90% | 20.98% | −18.08 |
| Brakes | 4 | 2.00% | 20.89% | −18.89 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 2.00% | 5.52% | −3.52 |
| Road Wheels | 2 | 1.00% | 0.75% | +0.25 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 0.50% | 0.82% | −0.32 |
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 | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 0.64% | £5–15 |
| Switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.53% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.43% | £30–80 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.32% | £5–20 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Major | 0.32% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.32% | £80–200 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.21% | £45–95 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.21% | £3–12 |
| Switch missing Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.21% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.0% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 0.85% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 0.53% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 873 | 96.6% | 11,305 mi |
| 30-60k | 65 | 92.3% | 36,901 mi |
Source: 939 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.
2019 Dbs MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Aston Martin Dbs?
96.3% of the 939 2019 Aston Martin Dbs tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 96.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Aston Martin Dbs?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.06%), washers not working (0.64%), switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements (0.53%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Aston Martin Dbs MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.6% of the time, falling to 92.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Aston Martin Dbs in this dataset had covered 10,974 mi.
Does the season affect the 2019 Aston Martin Dbs MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 96.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 96.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.