UK vehicle statistics / Aston Martin
How many Aston Martin cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 21,617 licensed and 8,499 SORN Aston Martin vehicles in the UK, across 18 published model groups. That means 1 in 4 surviving Aston Martin is currently off the road.
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Is the Aston Martin fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Aston Martin model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 23,855 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 21,617 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is up 11% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 8,499 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 30,116 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Aston Martin MOT pass rate
In 2024, 91.9% of 16,767 Aston Martin MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.
The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Aston Martin model groups:
- Exhaust Emissions — 1.3% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
- Headlamp Aim — 1.2% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Condition — 1.1% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Position Lamps — 0.7% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
See every model on the Aston Martin MOT pass rate page.
Before you buy
- Exhaust Emissions — 1.3% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
- Headlamp Aim — 1.2% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Condition — 1.1% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Position Lamps — 0.7% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Ask why it was off the road — Of the 30,116 Aston Martin vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 4 is SORN (8,499 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
- Check the actual Aston Martin — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Aston Martin models
The published Aston Martin model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Lagonda — 42 licensed, 73 SORN
- DB4 — 87 licensed, 30 SORN
- Cygnet — 118 licensed, 37 SORN
- Volante — 205 licensed, 146 SORN
- V12 Vanquish — 165 licensed, 205 SORN
Every Aston Martin model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Vantage | 7,066 | 2,729 |
| DB9 | 3,122 | 1,727 |
| Db11 | 2,416 | 222 |
| DB7 | 1,205 | 1,332 |
| DBS | 1,523 | 555 |
| DBX | 1,705 | 64 |
| Vanquish | 1,127 | 477 |
| DB1 | 821 | 24 |
| Rapide | 659 | 180 |
| V8 | 370 | 201 |
| Virage | 243 | 307 |
| DB6 | 442 | 103 |
| DB5 | 301 | 87 |
| V12 Vanquish | 165 | 205 |
| Volante | 205 | 146 |
| Cygnet | 118 | 37 |
| DB4 | 87 | 30 |
| Lagonda | 42 | 73 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Aston Martin cars are left in the UK?
21,617 Aston Martin vehicles were licensed and 8,499 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 18 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Aston Martin is rarest?
Of the published Aston Martin model groups, the Lagonda has the smallest surviving population at 42 licensed and 73 SORN.
Is the Aston Martin fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 23,855 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 21,617 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is up 11% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 8,499 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 30,116 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
What is the Aston Martin MOT pass rate?
91.9% of 16,767 class-4 initial MOT tests on Aston Martin cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average.
What do Aston Martin cars fail the MOT on?
Across published Aston Martin model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are exhaust emissions (1.3% of tests), headlamp aim (1.2% of tests), condition (1.1% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.
Does a Aston Martin population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.
Source and limitations
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.
Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.