Where each one leads
Aston Martin DB11
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2023 Aston Martin DB11 uses 11.5 l/100 km, the 2025 Audi S8 13.3.
Audi S8
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: official CO₂ of new cars in Europe (g/km).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Aston Martin DB11 | Audi S8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2017–2021 | 1998–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 3,873 (2016–2022) | 4,320 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 2,417 | 954 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 107 | 436 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Aston Martin DB11 | Audi S8 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 95% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +13% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 0.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −50% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 12.9% |
| US owner complaints | — | 42 |
| Most complaints about | — | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2013 (13) |
| US recall campaigns | 4 | 16 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 381 | 7,900 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 8 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Aston Martin DB11 | Audi S8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.5 l/100 km (2023) | 13.3 l/100 km (2025) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 14.0 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 263 g/km | 264 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 403 kW (540 hp) | 420 kW (563 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,903 kg | 2,301 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €274,342 | €188,489 |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).