Pass rate
98.4%
Above average — 7.2 pts ahead of the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 63 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £62–£182
2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 MOT pass rate
- 2021
- typical 8,446 mi
Only 63 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
22.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 98.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2022 96.1% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 2.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 98.4%
- Typical mileage
- 8k mi
The 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 MOT pass rate is 98.4% of its MOT tests — 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.2% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Visibility: 4.5× the national share
Visibility accounts for 22.2% of everything recorded on the 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1, against 5.0% nationally — 17.2 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 22.2%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Wipers, washers and a chip in the driver’s eyeline are the three quickest ways to fail a test that the car otherwise deserves to pass.
- 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 91.2% and this one manages 98.4% — 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 98.4%. The median 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 in this dataset had covered 8,446 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 3.17% of tests.
- 63 recorded tests behind this page.
- 98.4% overall pass rate, 98.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Aston Martin Vantage F1, the average is 97.0% — best year 2021 (98.4%), worst 2022 (96.1%).
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
- 63
- Typical mileage (median)
- 8,446 mi
- Make and model
- Aston Martin Vantage F1
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Vantage F1 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 90% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2021 Vantage F1
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 2021 Vantage F1
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 windscreen 3.2% 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 exhaust and emissions 1.6% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 1.6% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
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 2021 Vantage F1 through its MOT
Across the 3 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £62–£182 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 3 common items
- £62–£182
- Cheapest common item: headlamp aim too low
- £30–£80
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 0%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 63 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 Vantage F1, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2021 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 96.1% to 98.4% — a spread of 2.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2021 98.4%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 96.1% has a cut in excess of the…
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 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 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 2021 cars with a similar record
- Lexus Rx 96.9%
- Lexus Ux 96.7%
- Suzuki Ignis 96.4%
- Toyota YARIS Cross 96.4%
- Lexus Nx 96.3%
- Levc Tx 96.3%
Closest pass rates among 2021 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 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 3 failure items · 3 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 2 | 22.20% | 20.89% | +1.31 |
| Tyres | 2 | 22.20% | 19.76% | +2.44 |
| Visibility | 2 | 22.20% | 4.97% | +17.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 11.10% | 12.21% | −1.11 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 11.10% | 5.52% | +5.58 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 11.10% | 4.18% | +6.92 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.2% | £80–200 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £30–80 |
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 | 3.2% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 3.2% | £80–180 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 63 | 98.4% | 9,943 mi |
Source: 63 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.
2021 Vantage F1 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1?
98.4% of the 63 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 98.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.17%), emissions not tested unable to be completed (1.59%), headlamp aim too low (1.59%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 98.4% of the time, falling to 98.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 in this dataset had covered 8,446 mi.