2002 Aston Martin Db7: MOT pass rate and reliability

90.1% of 2002 Aston Martin Db7s pass the MOT first time, measured across 242 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 45,928 miles.

How the 2002 compares

  • Against all Aston Martin Db7s (87.5%, 1,909 tests): +2.6 points
  • Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): +24.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Aston Martin Db7 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Aston Martin Db7:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 87.7% 276 50,766
2001 88.8% 278 50,612
2002 90.1% 242 45,928
2003 86.7% 225 40,189

What this means if you are buying a 2002 Db7

The 2002 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.6 points more often than the Aston Martin Db7 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 24-year-old car fails on

A 2002 car is 24 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2002 Aston Martin Db7 the average at test was 45,928 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2002 is the strongest year on record for this model at 90.1%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

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