2016 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (3) · Service Brakes (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (26)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-10-17 · SPL-30-1545 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
phased launch of bosch mts 6531 vci unit
Fuel System, Diesel:storage:tank Assembly 2021-05-20 · SPL-10-1520 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
compliance with e10 fuel
Engine And Engine Cooling 2020-02-10 · OTH-19-1368 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
crankshaft sensor - high rpm test
Equipment 2019-09-18 · OTH-30-1308 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
customer handover checklist
Engine 2019-05-20 · SPL-03-1261 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
recommended engine oils for v8 and v12 naturally aspirated engines
Equipment 2019-03-29 · SPL-30-1257 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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Showing the 6 most recent of 26 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-04-13 · Vehicle Speed Control · 1,300 mi · 💥 crash“in once incident on the freeway, which happened to be the second day i leased the car came to an abrupt stop and i had to tow it off the freeway to the closest corner store. i then called the dealer i leased the car from and went through a number of options, none of which worked. i was instructed to leave my $160,000 car overnight in a very bad …”
2019-01-02 · Vehicle Speed Control · 2,000 mi · 💥 crash“this will be my second complaint. my car abruptly came to a stop on the freeway and was hit by another vehicle on the side of the car causing the right side passenger air bags to deploy and causing the car to be labeled as a salvaged vehicle. this was the second time this occurred despite informing the dealer.…”
2018-08-03 · Vehicle Speed Control · 150 mi“the car was moving on the freeway and then suddenly went into neutral and lost all power coming to a complete stop. we had to push it off the road. then it would not start at all and we called the dealer to have it towed, please note this is the second day after it was purchased.…”
2018-04-07 · Service Brakes · 15,000 mi · 💥 crash“in the first week of buying the vehicle the car abruptly stopped on the freeway. i had it pushed off and aston martin (galpin ford) towed it back, supposedly fixed the issue after almost a full week and refused to have it returned. not more than 30 days later the same incident occurs except this time a car hits me full speed while my car is almos…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.