Is the Aston Martin DB12 ULEZ compliant?

Most petrol Aston Martin DB12s from 2006 and diesels from September 2015 meet the Euro standards for London ULEZ and other UK clean-air zones, so they are generally exempt from the daily charge. Pure-electric versions are always exempt.

What insurance group is the Aston Martin DB12 in?

The Aston Martin DB12 sits in insurance group 48 of 50, towards the pricier end of the scale. Your actual premium still depends on age, postcode, annual mileage and no-claims history.

Is the Aston Martin DB12 reliable?

Our reliability score for the Aston Martin DB12 is 67 out of 100 (about average), derived from DVSA MOT records.

What economy does the Aston Martin DB12 get?

Expect roughly around 26 mpg combined for a typical Aston Martin DB12, based on official figures and our running-cost model. Real-world figures vary with driving style, load and conditions.

What are the common problems on the Aston Martin DB12?

On the Aston Martin DB12, the issues that come up most by mileage include Lighting & signalling and Driver's view. The section above breaks down each one with its typical mileage, repair cost and severity.

Is the Aston Martin DB12 reliable?

The Aston Martin DB12 scores 67/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure. That is computed from 918 real DVSA MOT test results. The main things to check on a used one are the lighting & signalling.

How much does a used Aston Martin DB12 cost?

A 2023 Aston Martin DB12 with around 23,280 miles is worth roughly £123,000 today (typical range £107,400–£138,650). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.

How quickly does the Aston Martin DB12 depreciate?

A new Aston Martin DB12 typically loses about 30% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.

What insurance group is the Aston Martin DB12?

The Aston Martin DB12 sits in insurance group 48 of 50 — the more expensive end of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.

What goes wrong on a used Aston Martin DB12?

The most common age-related issues we track for the Aston Martin DB12 are: lighting & signalling (typically around under 30k miles, £15-£120 to put right); driver's view (typically around under 30k miles, £60-£300 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.

What does the Aston Martin DB12 cost to run?

Expect around 26 mpg combined, £195 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Ranked #288 car in the UK · Grand tourer · 265 units sold last year

Aston Martin DB12

The Aston Martin DB12 is the brand's reborn grand tourer - billed as a 'super tourer', it pairs a thunderous twin-turbo V8 with a far sharper chassis and a long-overdue modern infotainment system. Beautiful, fast and more focused than the DB11 it replaced, it's a genuine Ferrari Roma and Bentley Continental rival. As a used buy it's about presence, hand-built craftsmanship and that V8 soundtrack - bought with the heart, and best on full main-dealer history.

Body: Grand tourer
Years: 2023–2026
Fuel: Petrol
Economy: 26 mpg
Insurance: Group 48

The short version

49/100

Forecourt score

Value 95 · Reliability 26 · Insurance 1

The Aston Martin DB12 holds its value well and is dearer to run than most. Its MOT-based reliability is average, 67 out of 100, ahead of 26% of the cars we track. On three-year value retention it ranks better than 95% of models. The main things to check on a used one are the lighting & signalling.

The Forecourt score blends how this car ranks against the catalogue on value retention, reliability and insurance cost (weighted 40/40/20). Higher is better; running cost is not yet folded in.

Pick your version

Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.

Fuel

Petrol · 3982cc

Power

680 ps

Drivetrain

RWD

Cam drive

Chain

Quoted MPG

22 mpg

The DB12. 4.0L V8 twin-turbo (Mercedes-AMG sourced, more powerful tune than Vantage), 680 PS, 8-speed ZF auto, RWD. 3.6s 0-62. £200k+ OTR. Aston positions as 'world's first super tourer'. Built at Aston Martin Gaydon.

Tell us about the one you're looking at

Year of registration2023

20232026

Mileage on the clock23,280 mi

0Expected: 23,280180k

Conditiongood

PoorFairGoodExcellent

Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.

Region

Remembered as you browse other cars.

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Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.

Estimated market value

£123,000

Range £103,350 – £143,850

medium confidence

When new (2023)£195,000Age-based value£136,500Mileage adjustment+£0Condition & region+£9Market calibration-£8,859Forecourt price£127,650Private sale£118,400Part-exchange£104,200

The depreciation curve

How a 2023-registration Aston Martin DB12 loses value over time.

Marker = your selection
Dashed = mileage either side

What it costs to own

Over

Based on the 2023 car with 23,280 miles you entered above — worth about £123,000 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 7,760 miles a year.

5-year total

£24,320

Per year

£4,864

All-in per mile

£0.63

Fuel per mile

26.8p

Depreciation£1,143

Fuel / energy£10,397

Servicing£1,765

Road tax£975

Insurance£10,040

Best age to buy — around 4 years

A 4-year-old example loses roughly £12,000 a year — under half the £33,350 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.

Uses current UK pump and home-charging prices (DESNZ weekly), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. "Fuel per mile" is just the energy input — so an EV at ~9p and a diesel at ~22p make running-cost comparison direct. A guide; your own costs will vary.

How it compares

Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.

Holds its valuebetter than 95%

Reliabilitybetter than 26%

Fuel economybetter than 3%

Cheap to insurebetter than 1%

Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.

Petrol, diesel, hybrid or EV?

How the available versions compare on price, running cost, and the headaches each tends to develop.

DB12 Coupe / Volante

Aston Martin's new front-engined GT — replaces DB11. Cross-shop Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-AMG GT 63, Maserati GranTurismo. Built at Aston Martin Gaydon, UK — proud British manufacturing. Aston positions as 'world's first super tourer' — bridging GT and sports car.

New price: £210,000
Annual fuel / energy: £2,700
3-yr depreciation: 45%

Watch for

·Too new for clear patterns
·Aston servicing extremely expensive
·Some early units infotainment glitches
·Mercedes-AMG V8 — proven powertrain

Fuel/energy costs based on this week’s UK averages (w/c 22/06/2026) · Petrol 153.3p/L, Diesel 172.5p/L, Electricity 27.0p/kWh · DESNZ

Estimated insurance

Group 48 of 50 (very high — top of the scale) · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB

Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.

No-claims bonus3 years

0 yearsBaseline: 3 years15+

Risk profile:

Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39

£2,008/ year

Roughly £167 per month

Typical

Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.

Age band	Lower risk	Typical	Higher risk
Age 17-25	£4,578	£5,723	£7,440
Age 26-32	£2,390	£2,811	£3,430
Age 33-39Selected	£1,767	£2,008	£2,369
Age 40-49	£1,500	£1,667	£1,933
Age 50+	£1,337	£1,486	£1,753

How we estimate this

Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.

Expected annual costs

Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).

Annual mileage7,760 mi/yr

2,000UK avg for this model: 7,76030,000

Routine service

£185

Annual main-dealer service

Major service

£210

Every 2 years, annualised

Road tax

£195

Standard rate, post year-one

Fuel

£2,389

26 mpg, £1.49/L

Insurance

£2,008

Age 33-39, group 48

Clean-air zones

✓ ULEZ compliant

All petrol variants meet Euro 4 standards and are ULEZ compliant.

Based on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.

Total expected£4,987 / year

Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).

Unexpected costs

What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.

0-30k miles

£80

per year · low risk

30-60k miles

£240

per year · low risk

60-100k miles

£520

per year · medium risk

100k+ miles

£900

per year · high risk

Tyres

245/40 R19 · 275/35 R20

What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 15,000 miles.

Budget

£400

set of 4, fitted · £85 per tyre

Mid-range

£580

set of 4, fitted · £130 per tyre

Premium

£840

set of 4, fitted · £195 per tyre

What to fit

Optional extras worth paying for

Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.

Option	New cost	Added used value	Return
Tow bar (factory-fit) Niche, but the buyers who want one will pay for it.	£650	£450	69%
Parking sensors & reversing camera Near-expected now — its absence costs more than its presence returns.	£500	£300	60%
Heated seats / cold-weather pack	£450	£200	44%
Metallic or premium paint Almost universal — an unusual colour is the bigger resale risk.	£600	£200	33%
Panoramic / opening roof	£1,100	£350	32%
Larger alloy wheels	£700	£200	29%

Parts most likely to fail

Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 23,280 miles.

Watch now

Failure typically happens around your current mileage.

Upcoming

A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.

Already due

Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.

Lighting & signallingWatch now

Typical at under 30k milesCost £15-£120high severityParts high

Recorded in 15.4% of MOT tests under 30k miles — from 901 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

Driver's viewWatch now

Typical at under 30k milesCost £60-£300medium severityParts high

Recorded in 7.7% of MOT tests under 30k miles — from 901 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.

MOT outlook

How this model fares at its MOT as it ages — from 918 real DVSA test records.

MOT pass rate

80%

of 3-year-old examples pass — not yet a wide enough age span to chart a trend.

Longevity

Not enough older examples yet to gauge longevity.

Survival by registration year

5% of 2023 cars still on the road

Each point is one registration cohort. Older cars on the left, newer on the right. A flatter line means the model holds up over time; a steep drop means cohorts disappear from UK roads faster.

Common MOT failures by mileage

The defect categories this DB12 fails on most often, and how the failure rate climbs as the miles add up — from the same DVSA test records.

Category	0-30k	30-60k	60-100k	100k+
Lighting & signalling	14%	—	—	—
Driver's view	7%	—	—	—

Share of MOT tests in each mileage band with at least one defect in that category. The peak band for each is highlighted.

Reliability

67/ 100

Average

Composite of MOT pass rate, defect prevalence and cohort survival from 901 tests — low confidence.

MOT outlook

Insufficient MOT history at this car's reference age — too few tests to compute a reliable percentile.

Things owners say

01The twin-turbo V8 is rapid and characterful; the DB12 finally pairs it with sharper handling and modern tech.
02Hand-built and exclusive - buy on full Aston main-dealer history and a specialist inspection.
03Running costs are supercar-grade; values depend heavily on spec, colour and provenance.

Safety recalls

Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Aston Martin DB12, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.

Check on GOV.UK

Opens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.

Theft risk

A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.

Whole-car theft

Higher

Higher-value cars like this are relay-theft targets — keyless entry can be exploited from the driveway in under a minute.

Parts theft

Around average

Parts-theft risk is around average — catalytic-converter theft is the main thing to be aware of on any petrol or diesel car.

Worth doing

Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
A visible steering lock is a cheap, strong deterrent on a frequently-targeted car.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Aston Martin DB12 into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.

Charging zones for cars

City	Area	Daily charge	Likely outcome
London	All of Greater London (within the M25)	£12.50	Likely exempt Petrol from 2006 meets Euro 4.
Birmingham	Inside the A4540 Middleway	£8.00	Likely exempt Petrol from 2006 meets Euro 4.
Bristol	City centre and part of the Portway	£9.00	Likely exempt Petrol from 2006 meets Euro 4.
Glasgow	City centre	—	Likely exempt Petrol from 2006 meets Euro 4.
Edinburgh	City centre	—	Likely exempt Petrol from 2006 meets Euro 4.
Aberdeen	City centre	—	Likely exempt Petrol from 2006 meets Euro 4.
Dundee	City centre	—	Likely exempt Petrol from 2006 meets Euro 4.

Zones that don't charge private cars

Bath — City centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
Bradford — Outer ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
Sheffield — Inside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
Newcastle & Gateshead — City centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
Portsmouth — Part of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).

Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.

Servicing & the dealer network

How well-supported Aston Martin is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.

Franchised UK dealers

~20

Very few outlets

Luxury sports

Network size relative to the UK's largest (Aston Martin is 0.4% of all franchised outlets)

Very few franchised outlets — main-dealer servicing means travelling to one of a handful of locations, so budget for that.

For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.

Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.

Dimensions & weight

Length

4,800 mm

Width

1,950 mm

Height

1,350 mm

Kerb weight

1,900 kg

Boot

350–400 L

Fuel tank

48 L

Common questions

Aston Martin DB12, answered

Is the Aston Martin DB12 ULEZ compliant?: Most petrol Aston Martin DB12s from 2006 and diesels from September 2015 meet the Euro standards for London ULEZ and other UK clean-air zones, so they are generally exempt from the daily charge. Pure-electric versions are always exempt.
What insurance group is the Aston Martin DB12 in?: The Aston Martin DB12 sits in insurance group 48 of 50, towards the pricier end of the scale. Your actual premium still depends on age, postcode, annual mileage and no-claims history.
Is the Aston Martin DB12 reliable?: Our reliability score for the Aston Martin DB12 is 67 out of 100 (about average), derived from DVSA MOT records.
What economy does the Aston Martin DB12 get?: Expect roughly around 26 mpg combined for a typical Aston Martin DB12, based on official figures and our running-cost model. Real-world figures vary with driving style, load and conditions.
What are the common problems on the Aston Martin DB12?: On the Aston Martin DB12, the issues that come up most by mileage include Lighting & signalling and Driver's view. The section above breaks down each one with its typical mileage, repair cost and severity.

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Common questions

Aston Martin DB12, answered from the data

Is the Aston Martin DB12 reliable?: The Aston Martin DB12 scores 67/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure. That is computed from 918 real DVSA MOT test results. The main things to check on a used one are the lighting & signalling.
How much does a used Aston Martin DB12 cost?: A 2023 Aston Martin DB12 with around 23,280 miles is worth roughly £123,000 today (typical range £107,400–£138,650). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.
How quickly does the Aston Martin DB12 depreciate?: A new Aston Martin DB12 typically loses about 30% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.
What insurance group is the Aston Martin DB12?: The Aston Martin DB12 sits in insurance group 48 of 50 — the more expensive end of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.
What goes wrong on a used Aston Martin DB12?: The most common age-related issues we track for the Aston Martin DB12 are: lighting & signalling (typically around under 30k miles, £15-£120 to put right); driver's view (typically around under 30k miles, £60-£300 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.
What does the Aston Martin DB12 cost to run?: Expect around 26 mpg combined, £195 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Answers are generated from this car's Forecourt data — DVSA MOT records, DfT licensing statistics and our valuation model — and update with the weekly data refresh.