Where each one leads
Aston Martin Vanquish
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Audi RS4
- Against cars of the same age, the Audi RS4 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 35% more often than average) than the Aston Martin Vanquish (passes 25% more often than average).
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 Vanquish | Audi RS4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2001–2025 | 2004–2023 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,155 (2011–2019) | 8,005 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,100 | 5,914 |
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 Vanquish | Audi RS4 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 96% | 82% |
| … against cars of the same age | +25% | +35% |
| US owner complaints | 1 | — |
| Most complaints about | Engine | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2025 (1) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 4 | 1 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 376 | 566 |
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 Vanquish | Audi RS4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 14.8 l/100 km (2026) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 11.9 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 226 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 423 kW (567 hp) | 331 kW (444 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,924 kg | 1,820 kg |
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).