Does the Aston Martin DB7 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Aston Martin DB7 records 1.58 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.72 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−15.14, 95% interval −15.88 to −14.41). It ranks 660 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Aston Martin DB7 by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Aston Martin DB7 is “A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly”, recorded 51 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 51 | 0.43 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 37 | 0.31 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,923 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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