Aston Martin Vantage F1 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Aston Martin Vantage F1 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Aston Martin Vantage F1 passed on its first attempt in 96.9%, and its overall record sits +16.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Aston Martin Vantage F1 in the 2023–2025 data: 165 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). 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 Vantage F1 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Aston Martin Vantage F1, 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 Vantage F1's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Aston Martin Vantage F1 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Aston Martin Vantage F1, each with how many of the model's 165 tests it was noted on.

• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 3 Aston Martin Vantage F1 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 Aston Martin Vantage F1 tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Aston Martin Vantage F1 tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Emissions not tested unable to be completed" (Major) — noted on about 1 Aston Martin Vantage F1 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too far to the right" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Aston Martin Vantage F1 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Major) — noted on about 1 Aston Martin Vantage F1 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Aston Martin Vantage F1 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Aston Martin Vantage F1 model year on record is 2021 (98.4% across 63 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (96.1%). The gap between them is 2.3 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 Vantage F1 Owners

These checks follow this Aston Martin Vantage F1's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Aston Martin Vantage F1.

• the lights — “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.

• 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 exhaust and emissions — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Aston Martin Vantage F1. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Aston Martin Vantage F1 MOT & Reliability