Total Complaints
2 filings
ASTON MARTIN DB9 · model year
2 NHTSA complaints, and 6 active recalls for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2014ASTON MARTINDB9 carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 2 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2014 DB9 is electrical system with 1 filings, followed by electrical system:ignition:anti-theft:immobilizer/proximity:key/sender (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 6 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.
No open NHTSA investigation overlaps the 2014 DB9 in the current dataset. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
2 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER | 1 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Aston Martin is recalling certain model year DB9, Virage, V8 Vantage, V12 Vantage, and Rapide vehicles manufactured from May 14, 2012, through April 10, 2013. Due to a manufacturing error, the throttle pedal arm may break.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 DB9, V12 Vantage, V8 Vantage, DBS, and Virage vehicles manufactured July 3, 2006, to November 5, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic control module for the driver and front passenger seat heate
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 DB9, 2010-2012 DBS, 2010-2016 V8 Vantage, 2012 Virage, 2010-2016 Rapide, 2014-2016 Vanquish, 2011-2016 V12 Vantage, and 2012-2013 V12 Zagato vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with interior doo
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 DB9 and V8 Vantage, 2009-2012 DBS, 2010-2012 Rapide, 2014 Rapide S, 2011-2012 V12 Vantage, 2011-2014 V8 Vantage S and 2012 Virage vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the accelerator pedal arm may brea
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2014 DB9 and Rapide S vehicles manufactured June 2013 to July 2014. Due to a faulty circuit board, the transmissions in the affected vehicles may inadvertently shift to neutral without input from the driver.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Aston Martin The Americas (Aston Martin) is recalling certain 2009-2016 DB9, 2009-2012 DBS, 2010-2015 Rapide, 2012 Virage, and 2014 Vanquish vehicles equipped with a 6-Speed Touchtronic II Automatic Transmission. A communication error between the Engine Control Module (ECM) and the Transmission Con
THIS CAR HAS A SPRING COMPRESSION CHAMBER WHERE THE KEY GOES IN THE DASHBOARD . TWICE OVER THE LAST 6 YRS THE CHAMBER HAS SPIT THE KEY OUT LIKE A BULLET AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN 2017 AND AT A GAS STATION IN 2023. THE CHAMBER SMOKES UP AND IF SOMEONE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT THEY C/H/B KILLED BY THE FORCE OF THE CRYSTAL GLASS KEY. I REPORTED THE INCIDENTS TO THE ASTON MARTIN US REPS AND WAS SUMMARILY DISMISSED. THEY IGNORED ME. THE ASTON MARTIN DIMMITT GROUP IN TAMPA SERVICED MY CAR THIS YEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SINCE THEY DID NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY OUTREACH I FELT COMPELLED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I DONT WANT ANYONE GETTING HURT. THIS IS A 250K CAR! I HAVE ALL THE REPAIR BILLS AND DOCUMENTATION THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR . MOST RECENT $18,000 IN 2023. I TRIED TO UPLOAD RECENT INVOICE ON YOUR UPLOAD PAGE BUT IT WOULD NOT TAKE. I CAN EMAIL TO YOU IF ASKED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
THIS CAR HAS A SPRING COMPRESSION CHAMBER WHERE THE KEY GOES IN THE DASHBOARD . TWICE OVER THE LAST 6 YRS THE CHAMBER HAS SPIT THE KEY OUT LIKE A BULLET AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN 2017 AND AT A GAS STATION IN 2023. THE CHAMBER SMOKES UP AND IF SOMEONE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT THEY C/H/B KILLED BY THE FORCE OF THE CRYSTAL GLASS KEY. I REPORTED THE INCIDENTS TO THE ASTON MARTIN US REPS AND WAS SUMMARILY DISMISSED. THEY IGNORED ME. THE ASTON MARTIN DIMMITT GROUP IN TAMPA SERVICED MY CAR THIS YEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SINCE THEY DID NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY OUTREACH I FELT COMPELLED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I DONT WANT ANYONE GETTING HURT. THIS IS A 250K CAR! I HAVE ALL THE REPAIR BILLS AND DOCUMENTATION THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR . MOST RECENT $18,000 IN 2023. I TRIED TO UPLOAD RECENT INVOICE ON YOUR UPLOAD PAGE BUT IT WOULD NOT TAKE. I CAN EMAIL TO YOU IF ASKED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.