Where each one leads
Aston Martin DB7
- Against cars of the same age, the Aston Martin DB7 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 40% more often than average) than the BMW M6 (passes 22% more often than average).
BMW M6
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Aston Martin DB7 | BMW M6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1995–2003 | 1985–2019 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 4,165 (2010–2021) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,211 | 1,083 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 253 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Aston Martin DB7 | BMW M6 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 85% | 87% |
| … against cars of the same age | +40% | +22% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 0.6% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −71% |
| US owner complaints | 1 | 26 |
| Most complaints about | Suspension | Steering |
| Model year with most complaints | 2000 (1) | 2007 (7) |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | 6 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 196 | 1,657 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 3 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Aston Martin DB7 | BMW M6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 14.7 l/100 km (2019) |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 412 kW (552 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 2,030 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €181,704 |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).