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Aston Martin DB7
Aston Martin DB7 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Aston Martin DB7 passed 86% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 13.7 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the DB7 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
92.1%
Aston Martin average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The DB7 runs 6.1 points behind the Aston Martin average. It is 6th of the 6 Aston Martin models in the data. The average DB7 arrived at its test 25.1 years old with 53,132 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
DB7 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years (small sample) | 1 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 1,826 | 86% | 13.7 pts above |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where DB7 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Aston Martin DB7 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 40.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common DB7 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Aston Martin DB7 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 36% of everything testers recorded against failed Aston Martin DB7 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a DB7
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements, parking brake performance inoperative on one side, rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value and anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs fault. 14% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers not working. 7.8% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high. 4.1% of failure items.
4
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems
Recorded most often: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault. 3.7% of failure items.
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Aston Martin DB7 MOT FAQs
What is the Aston Martin DB7 MOT pass rate?
86% of Aston Martin DB7 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,827 tests. That is 13.7 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 106th of 575 models.
What does an Aston Martin DB7 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Aston Martin DB7 cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 5.1% of failure items. Next were rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (4.3%) and headlamp aim too high (4.1%).
Which area causes the most Aston Martin DB7 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 25%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 15.6%.
Does this mean every Aston Martin DB7 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Aston Martin DB7 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Aston Martin DB7's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.