Aston MartinDBS V8

62 Aston Martin DBS V8 cars are licensed in the UK, and another 47 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 70 at the end of December 2002; 89% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has risen by 17%. One of 16 versions DVLA records under the Aston Martin DBS.

MOT94.0% pass first time · cars the same age 73.1%Jump to MOT results

Licensed: 62taxed for the road
SORN: 47declared off the road
On the register: 109licensed + SORN
1-year change: +1.9%vs June 2025
5-year change: +17.2%on the register
Peak licensed: 70December 2002

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 1994 to 2026 Q2

Cars on the register over time

LicensedSORN (stacked on top)

Quarter end	Licensed	SORN	Total
2026 Q2	62	47	109
2026 Q1	61	48	109
2025 Q4	61	46	107
2025 Q3	62	45	107
2025 Q2	63	44	107
2025 Q1	62	42	104
2024 Q4	62	43	105
2024 Q3	61	45	106
2024 Q2	60	45	105
2024 Q1	58	46	104
2023 Q4	55	44	99
2023 Q3	54	43	97
2023 Q2	56	43	99
2023 Q1	52	43	95
2022 Q4	52	45	97
2022 Q3	52	45	97
2022 Q2	54	42	96
2022 Q1	56	41	97
2021 Q4	58	41	99
2021 Q3	55	40	95
2021 Q2	53	40	93
2021 Q1	56	39	95
2020 Q4	55	40	95
2020 Q3	56	39	95
2020 Q2	48	43	91
2020 Q1	50	41	91
2019 Q4	50	40	90
2019 Q3	48	41	89
2019 Q2	48	41	89
2019 Q1	42	46	88
2018 Q4	38	46	84
2018 Q3	38	43	81
2018 Q2	37	46	83
2018 Q1	39	43	82
2017 Q4	39	40	79
2017 Q3	42	35	77
2017 Q2	43	35	78
2017 Q1	43	29	72
2016 Q4	45	26	71
2016 Q3	46	26	72
2016 Q2	45	29	74
2016 Q1	45	26	71
2015 Q4	44	24	68
2015 Q3	43	23	66
2015 Q2	41	24	65
2015 Q1	42	23	65
2014 Q4	44	20	64
2014 Q3	42	21	63
2014 Q2	42	20	62
2014 Q1	43	22	65
2013 Q4	41	22	63
2013 Q3	39	19	58
2013 Q2	37	19	56
2013 Q1	40	18	58
2012 Q4	42	17	59
2012 Q3	41	21	62
2012 Q2	42	16	58
2012 Q1	47	17	64
2011 Q4	53	10	63
2011 Q3	51	16	67
2011 Q2	51	13	64
2011 Q1	47	18	65
2010 Q4	49	11	60
2010 Q3	51	17	68
2010 Q2	52	13	65
2010 Q1	52	17	69
2009 Q4	53	16	69
2009 Q3	55	18	73
2009 Q2	57	10	67
2009 Q1	56	16	72
2008 Q4	54	16	70
2008 Q3	51	22	73
2007 Q4	55	17	72
2006 Q4	62	–	–
2005 Q4	65	–	–
2004 Q4	63	–	–
2003 Q4	70	–	–
2002 Q4	70	–	–
2001 Q4	63	–	–
2000 Q4	65	–	–
1999 Q4	67	–	–
1998 Q4	64	–	–
1997 Q4	59	–	–
1996 Q4	37	–	–
1995 Q4	39	–	–
1994 Q4	38	–	–

Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. Figures cover Great Britain until June 2014 and the whole UK from September 2014, marked on the chart, when Northern Ireland records were added. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025

Which years have survived

Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.

LicensedSORN

Year made	Licensed	SORN
1969	1	0
1970	9	8
1971	35	24
1972	11	11
1973	3	0
1974	1	1
1975	0	2
1978	1	0

Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2003 onwards

New each year, and how many are still here

22 were first registered between 2003 and 2026, and 0 of those are still registered. Too few in any one year to chart. This data starts in 2001, so cars first registered before then aren't counted here.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

Fuel type

LicensedSORN

Petrol109

As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.

United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025

Engine size

LicensedSORN

5301cc to 5400cc99
5401cc to 5500cc6
2 other bands, each under 1%2

Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

All Aston Martin DBS versions

DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.

Version	Licensed	SORN
DBS Superleggera V12 Auto	799	66
DBS V12 2+2 Auto	275	76
DBS	177	89
DBS V12	119	79
DBS Volante V12 Auto	106	35
DBS V8	62	47
DBS V12 Volante Auto	53	11
DBS Superleggera 770 Ultimte A	24	4
DBS V12 2+2	17	7
DBS V12 Auto	11	7
DBS Superleggera 770 ULT VOL A	16	1
DBS V8 Auto	5	1
DBS Auto	2	3
DBS V12 Volante	1	2
DBS Superleggera GT Zgto V12 A	0	2
DBS Volante V12	2	0

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

MOT results

In 2025, 94.0% of Aston Martin DBS MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 73.1% for cars of the same age. 0.7% had at least one dangerous defect (7.2% for cars the same age).

MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Aston Martin DBS.

First-time pass: 94.0%of initial tests
Cars the same age: 73.1%first-time pass
Dangerous defect: 0.7%same age 7.2%
Tests: 1,528in 2025

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working0.8%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 2.7%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords0.6%Tyres · cars the same age 1.5%
Headlamp aim: too low0.6%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 1.1%

Full Aston Martin DBS MOT results Failures by area, pass rate by year, advisories.