Does the Aston Martin DB7 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Aston Martin DB7 records 7.88 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.13 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−16.25, 95% interval −17.14 to −15.37). It ranks 701 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Aston Martin DB7 is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 173 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 173 | 1.45 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 136 | 1.14 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 123 | 1.03 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 97 | 0.81 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 72 | 0.60 |
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
If a Aston Martin DB7 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
11.1% of Aston Martin DB7 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 370 miles later (791 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 791 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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