2017 Aston Martin Rapide 5.9L Petrol · EX67 PTU

The Aston Martin Rapide presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent DVSA test on 6 October 2025 at 30,786 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior tests in October 2024 at 29,428 miles and September 2023 at 27,704 miles also passed cleanly. The vehicle shows no worsening mechanical faults across its recorded history. The mileage pattern reflects exceptionally low use for a nine-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 3,421 miles per year. From the 22 September 2022 test at 25,401 miles, the car covered only 5,385 miles over the following three years. A failed test on 8 September 2023 at 27,690 miles preceded a pass one week later at 27,704 miles, with no defects listed on either entry; this suggests an administrative or unrecorded rectification rather than a substantive mechanical fault. The record is sparse but consistently clean outside that anomaly. Given the low annual mileage and the clean advisories, previous ownership appears to have prioritised basic statutory compliance, though long periods of standing common to such usage can degrade suspension bushes, brake calipers, and tyres through age rather than wear. A buyer should physically inspect for perished rubber components, binding brakes from disuse, and corrosion on structural underbody points not always visible in a pass result. The absence of recorded advisories on brake discs, exhaust emissions, or coil springs indicates no ongoing trend of consumable neglect. Nevertheless, pre-purchase examination by a marque specialist remains prudent to confirm fluid condition and structural integrity beyond the scope of the MOT.