Aston Martin Dbs MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Aston Martin Dbs MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Aston Martin Dbs passed on its first attempt in 95.2%, and its overall record sits +14.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Aston Martin Dbs in the 2023–2025 data: 4,364 tests across 10 model years (2008–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Aston Martin Dbs MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Aston Martin Dbs, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Aston Martin Dbs's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Aston Martin Dbs DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Aston Martin Dbs, each with how many of the model's 4,364 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 33 Aston Martin Dbs tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 28 Aston Martin Dbs tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 25 Aston Martin Dbs tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 25 Aston Martin Dbs tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 20 Aston Martin Dbs tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers not working" (Major) — noted on about 14 Aston Martin Dbs tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Aston Martin Dbs Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Aston Martin Dbs model year on record is 2018 (97.0% across 169 tests), and the weakest is 2012 (93.8%). The gap between them is 3.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Aston Martin Dbs Owners

These checks follow this Aston Martin Dbs's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Aston Martin Dbs.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  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.

• the wipers and washers — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Aston Martin Dbs. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Aston Martin Dbs is most common

Across every Dbs model year on record (2008–2022): 2,477 Aston Martin Dbs cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 4,361 tests. Milton Keynes (MK) has the most, with 161 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Aston Martin Dbs cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Aston Martin Dbs MOT & Reliability