Pass rate
97.8%
Above average — 13.8 pts ahead of the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 136 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£71
2016 Aston Martin Rapide MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 26,292 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
50.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 97.8% pass · this year
- Avoid 2017 90.1% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 7.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 97.8%
- Typical mileage
- 26k mi
The 2016 Aston Martin Rapide MOT pass rate is 97.8% of its MOT tests — 13.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 50.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.5× the national share
Tyres make up 50.0% of everything recorded on the 2016 Aston Martin Rapide, against 19.8% nationally — 30.2 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 84.0% and this one manages 97.8% — 13.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 136 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2016 Aston Martin Rapide compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 13.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 97.8%. The median 2016 Aston Martin Rapide in this dataset had covered 26,292 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 100.0% of the time, April–September 95.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 0.74% of tests.
- 136 recorded tests behind this page.
- 97.8% overall pass rate, 97.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Aston Martin Rapide, the average is 92.7% — best year 2016 (97.8%), worst 2017 (90.1%).
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
- 136
- Typical mileage (median)
- 26,292 mi
- Make and model
- Aston Martin Rapide
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Rapide MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 77% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Aston Martin Rapide is most common
Across all Rapide model years on record (2010–2020): 1,384 Aston Martin Rapide cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,536 tests. Milton Keynes (MK) has the most, with 62 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.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton Keynes (MK) | 62 | 86.7% |
| 2 | Bristol (BS) | 59 | 86.3% |
| 3 | Coventry (CV) | 50 | 93.4% |
| 4 | Ashford (TN) | 48 | 90.2% |
| 5 | London (NW) | 44 | 90.8% |
| 6 | Gloucester (GL) | 44 | 92.4% |
| 7 | Nottingham (NG) | 42 | 89.0% |
| 8 | Stockport (SK) | 42 | 95.9% |
| 9 | Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 41 | 92.0% |
| 10 | Chelmsford (CM) | 41 | 95.0% |
| 11 | Reading (RG) | 38 | 96.1% |
| 12 | St Albans (AL) | 36 | 95.7% |
| 13 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 35 | 94.7% |
| 14 | High Wycombe (HP) | 30 | 98.1% |
| 15 | Portsmouth (PO) | 28 | 83.6% |
| 16 | London (W) | 28 | 91.5% |
| 17 | Edinburgh (EH) | 27 | 94.4% |
| 18 | Leeds (LS) | 27 | 97.7% |
| 19 | London (SW) | 25 | 80.4% |
| 20 | Bradford (BD) | 25 | 100.0% |
The twenty areas with the most Aston Martin Rapide 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 →
Regional pass rates for the Rapide
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 50 | 96.0% |
| South West | 24 | 95.8% |
| North West | 15 | 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 2016 Rapide
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 2016 Rapide
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 brakes 0.7% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 0.7% of tests
“mirrors slightly loose”
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.
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Check the shock absorbers 0.7% of tests
“shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”
Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.
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 2016 Rapide through its MOT
Across the 8 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£71 — and 37% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 8 common items
- £29–£71
- Cheapest common item: mirrors slightly loose
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 88%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 37%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 136 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 Rapide, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2010 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 90.1% to 97.8% — a spread of 7.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 93.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 90.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 90.8% malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2013 92.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 91.6% malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2015 94.0% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2016 97.8%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2017 90.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 91.0% all position lamps have a product…
- 2019 96.6% washers not working
- 2020 96.1% 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 2016 Aston Martin Rapide 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 2016 cars with a similar record
- Porsche 911 95.7%
- Bentley Continental 95.2%
- Porsche Cayman 94.8%
- Porsche Boxster 94.6%
- Lexus Rx 94.4%
- Jaguar F-Type 93.9%
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 Aston Martin Rapide 8 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 50 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 | 25 | 50.00% | 19.76% | +30.24 |
| Brakes | 15 | 30.00% | 20.89% | +9.11 |
| Suspension | 3 | 6.00% | 20.98% | −14.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2 | 4.00% | 12.21% | −8.21 |
| Visibility | 2 | 4.00% | 4.97% | −0.97 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 2.00% | 5.57% | −3.57 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.00% | 4.18% | −2.18 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 2.00% | 1.76% | +0.24 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.74% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.74% | £45–95 |
| Mirrors slightly loose Visibility | Minor | 0.74% | £3–15 |
| Position lamp light intensity obviously reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.74% | £5–25 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 0.74% | £30–75 |
| Side repeaters light intensity significantly reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.74% | £3–15 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Rectified | 0.74% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.74% | £80–200 |
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 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.9% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.2% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 2.9% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.5% | £45–110 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 1.5% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 74 | 100.0% | 17,681 mi |
| 30-60k | 55 | 96.4% | 42,464 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 85.7% | 63,717 mi |
Source: 136 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.
2016 Rapide MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Aston Martin Rapide?
97.8% of the 136 2016 Aston Martin Rapide tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 97.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Aston Martin Rapide?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (0.74%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (0.74%), mirrors slightly loose (0.74%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Aston Martin Rapide MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 85.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Aston Martin Rapide in this dataset had covered 26,292 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 Aston Martin Rapide MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 100.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 95.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.