Aston Martin Rapide: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Aston Martin Rapide passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 826 individual Aston Martin Rapide tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Aston Martin Rapides presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Aston Martin Rapide tested had covered 37,816 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Aston Martin Rapide bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Aston Martin Rapide rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Aston Martin Rapides actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Aston Martin Rapide

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
2. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.8% of tests
3. A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID), 0.7% of tests (28.22x the national rate for this defect)
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.6% of tests
6. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.5% of tests
7. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.5% of tests (2.91x the national rate for this defect)
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests
10. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.4% of tests

From 1,902 DVSA-tracked Aston Martin Rapide tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.7% of these flagged Aston Martin Rapide defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Aston Martin models

• Aston Martin Vantage - 93.9%
• Aston Martin Db9 - 91%
• Aston Martin V8 Vantage - 91.9%
• Aston Martin Db11 - 95.3%
• Aston Martin Db7 - 86.9%
• Aston Martin Vanquish - 93%
• Aston Martin Dbs - 94.9%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Discovery Rdynamic Se D Mhev A - 90.4%
• Fiat 500 Rockstar Mhev - 90.4%
• BMW 218i Luxury Auto - 90.4%
• Vauxhall Crossland Elite Turbo Auto - 90.4%
• Fiat Rapdio - 90.4%
• MG Rv8 - 90.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

Embed this data

Run a site about the Aston Martin Rapide? Embed the real DVSA pass-rate badge free, linked back to this page.

<a href="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/mot/aston-martin-rapide"><img src="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/badge/aston-martin-rapide.svg" width="340" height="92" alt="Aston Martin Rapide MOT Pass Rate: 90.4% - Salvage Prophet"></a>

All 2,005 models ranked by MOT pass rate