ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH2002 · 5.9L PETROL

The Aston Martin Vanquish presents a stable and improving maintenance trend, with the most recent MOT conducted on 27 August 2025 at 17,216 miles passing cleanly with zero defects. The preceding test on 4 September 2024 at 17,156 miles also recorded no advisories. This follows a minor failure on 21 November 2023 at 17,084 miles, where both front anti-roll bar ball joint dust covers were flagged for no longer preventing the ingress of dirt. The vehicle retested the very next day at 17,092 miles and passed, confirming the issue was promptly rectified. Since that November 2023 repair, the car has accumulated only 124 miles across two consecutive clean MOTs, indicating the defect was a one-off consumable failure rather than a recurring mechanical concern. The mileage pattern is exceptionally low for a 2002 vehicle. Across the recorded MOT history, the car has covered just 247 miles between August 2022 and August 2025. The annualised average sits at roughly 717 miles over the vehicle's life, with recent usage dropping well below even that modest figure. Such minimal accumulation raises questions about prolonged periods of inactivity. A car standing for extended durations can develop flat-spotted tyres, seized brake calipers, dried-out rubber bushes, and fuel system degradation, none of which are necessarily visible in a pass-rate summary. The tight clustering of recent mileages suggests the vehicle has been used sparingly since the 2023 repair, likely for short occasional runs rather than sustained touring. Despite the clean recent record, a buyer should physically inspect the front suspension components with particular attention to the anti-roll bar linkage and ball joints. The 2023 failure on both nearside and offside dust covers points to a batch degradation of rubber boots, and while replaced, the underlying joints themselves should be checked for play given the car's age. The low mileage does not exempt the vehicle from age-related deterioration. Rubber bushes throughout the suspension and subframe will have perished through static exposure as much as through use. Brake discs and calipers warrant close examination for surface corrosion and binding, common on high-performance cars that sit between drives. A thorough underbody inspection for structural corrosion is essential. The Vanquish's aluminium body panels may present well while the steel subframe and mounting points corrode unseen. Fuel hoses, coolant seals, and the exhaust system should be assessed for dry cracking and heat-cycle fatigue. The tyres, despite showing minimal tread wear, will be approaching or beyond their recommended age limit and should be checked for sidewall cracking and date codes. Low mileage on a car of this age is not inherently a benefit; it simply shifts the risk profile from mechanical wear to age-degraded consumables and seals.