2005 Aston Martin DB9

This 2005 DB9 belonged to the vendor’s husband for nine years and was, we are told, his pride and joy.

We have driven the car and can attest to its ability to do what you would hope and expect a pedigree V12 Aston Martin to do: namely, to cruise effortlessly, look wonderful, and press on with plenty of primal urgency and a terrific soundtrack when asked to do so.

It is reassuringly free of any extraneous clunks, wheezes, rattles and groans (we managed to trace most of those unearthly noises to our photographer), and behaves with the impeccable GT manners for which the model was rightly lauded at launch. 

It is in very decent overall condition, bar the odd cosmetic blemish here and there, and has an indicated 58,935 on the odometer. 

We know that the digital odometer/speedometer unit was replaced by marque specialists Nicholas Mee in July 2025. 

The original item is in the boot. 

We know from the car’s MoT trail that it had covered 46,075 miles in 2016.

Aston Martin hasn’t made an ugly car (even the SUVs aren’t too bad) for many, many years and the DB9 can more than hold its own in what is now a portfolio of seriously good-looking cars. 

The bodywork on this example is straight and true, and there are no dimples, dinks or dents of any note anywhere that we can see. 

The panel gaps and shut-lines are consistent and even, and the doors close with decent levels of heft and precision.

But it’s our job to point out any flaws or deviations from perfection, so here goes.

There is a small patch of bubbling at the nearside front corner of the bonnet.

The flap covering the windscreen washer on the offside headlamp unit has broken off (it’s inside the car) and the washer nozzle mechanism is consequently loose and unattached within the headlamp cowling.

The black metallic paint has survived the passage of time with commendable stoicism, and even entirely standard stone chips, light scratches and scuffs are rather more notable for their low numbers than their ubiquity.

There is a small chip on the passenger side of the windscreen; a touched-up paint chip on the nearside sill; a shallow dent above the rear bumper on the offside; some marks to the n/s/f wing above the wheel-arch; a small dink next to the filler cap; and some scuffs and a slight crack to the lower edge of the front valance. 

The wheels appear to have been spared any overly unpleasant encounters with kerbs or other roadside hazards. The tyres – Bridgestone Potenza RE050A at the rear, Bridgestone Potenza Sport at the front – look to have plenty of life and useful service left in them. 

Aside from the issue with the washer unit on the offside headlamp unit, all other lights, lenses, badging and exterior fixtures and fittings are in decent order.

The bonnet hydraulic struts feel as if they might well need re-gassing.

The interior has held up pretty well overall and largely just needs an introduction to some decent cleaning products.

The cream leather upholstery is decent, save for a few scuffs to the outer bolsters of the seat backs and a little discolouration elsewhere, although the latter looks to be of the sort that would probably yield if threatened with some soapy water and elbow grease. 

The front seats are comfortable and supportive. 

The rear ‘seats’ (which are only big enough for a small handbag and a Panama hat), are doubtless untroubled by human form.

The car’s headlining is very good, as are the carpets. The door cards are decent, too, although there are a few scuffs on the horizontal metal strips that play host to the door handles.

The black vinyl trim behind the instrument binnacle has warped a little and there’s a crack in the wood veneer above the pop-up display.

The air-con blows cold and, as far as we’re aware, all dials, gauges, buttons, switches and knobs do what they’re supposed to do – the exception being the wing mirror adjusters, which seem to have taken early retirement.

The interior of the rather compact boot is in very good condition. It contains a car cover and the old instrument binnacle. 

There’s not much to see under the cowls and covers in the very full engine bay, but rest assured that underneath them resides a hugely potent naturally aspirated 5.9-litre V12 engine, producing plenty of push and twist, and sending it all to the rear wheels as efficiently as possible. 

The car’s undersides are also shrouded by covers and cowls, but everything we can see appears to plenty of structural integrity, and nothing we’ve spotted has given us any cause to frown, shake our heads or tut. 

The car comes with a consistently stamped-up (main dealer) service book up until 2016, after which the car’s maintenance, repair and mechanical curation has been looked after by marque specialists and, latterly, by a trusted local garage. 

There are also bills aplenty attesting to repairs, maintenance and trouble-shooting carried out over the years. 

The car was last serviced at 53,994 miles by Volkspeed Engineering of Ashtead, Surrey.

It comes with its original service and handbooks, full sets of keys, a clear HPI report and an MoT that’s valid until 14.7.26. 

This is a very reasonable example with a low indicated odometer reading and an overall condition that’s consistent with both its mileage and the fact that it was a much-loved car for at least the last nine years…and probably throughout its entire life.

It drives very well and feels generally sorted, fettled and properly screwed-together. 

Yes, there are one or two minor jobs to attend to and the odd cosmetic blemish to consider, but they won’t break the bank or detract from the fact that this car’s next owner will be getting a whole lot of pedigree Aston engineering and style for not a lot of money.

We’re confident to offer this fine car for auction with an estimate of £15,000 - £20,000. 

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