Where each one leads
Aston Martin Vantage
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Aston Martin Vantage uses 13.1 l/100 km, the 2009 Ferrari F430 18.0.
Ferrari F430
- Against cars of the same age, the Ferrari F430 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 63% more often than average) than the Aston Martin Vantage (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 Vantage | Ferrari F430 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1996–2025 | 2005–2009 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 5,159 (2010–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 6,858 | 639 |
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 Vantage | Ferrari F430 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 93% | 93% |
| … against cars of the same age | +25% | +63% |
| US owner complaints | 2 | 5 |
| Most complaints about | Latches/locks/linkages | Unknown or other |
| Model year with most complaints | 2000 (1) | 2007 (3) |
| US recall campaigns | 5 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 238 | 74 |
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 Vantage | Ferrari F430 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 13.1 l/100 km (2026) | 18.0 l/100 km (2009) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 264 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 383 kW (514 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,779 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).