Aston Martin Virage
Registered from 1990 to 2015.
About this model
The Aston Martin Virage is an automobile produced by British luxury automobile manufacturer Aston Martin as a replacement for its V8 models. Introduced at the Birmingham Motor Show in 1988, it was joined by the high-performance Vantage in 1993, after which the name of the base model was changed to V8 Coupé in 1996.
From the Wikipedia article Aston Martin Virage, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2012 5.9 petrol. 10 of 92 tests failed, 11%.
Better than 92% of 2012 cars. The typical one fails 21%, across 925 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 50% | 5 |
| Lights and electrics | 40% | 4 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 20% | 2 |
| Brakes | 10% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 95% of 2012 cars — 50% of its 10 failed tests, where an ordinary 2012 car has 26%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 50% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Exhaust and emissions — 20% of its failures
- Brakes — 10% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Lights and electrics — 40% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0105/18
The battery supply cable may be damaged by movement of right side front seat. This could create a short circuit causing the supply cable to overheat.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0256/14
The pedal arm on the throttle pedal can break, if this happens the driver will be unable to maintain or increase speed and the vehicle will return to idle. This may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
Recall of the product from end users