£17,688
2005 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 4.3 Manual
PistonHeads • UK • 18 Jul 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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£17,688
2005 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 4.3 Manual
UK • 18 Jul 2026
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 2005 Aston Martin V8 Vantage offers a fabulous-sounding 4.3-litre V8 engine paired with a desirable six-speed manual transmission, boasting low mileage of just over 33,000 miles. While the interior is in excellent condition and the car has an extensive service history, the exterior paintwork has numerous scratches and scuffs, suggesting it may require significant attention.
Condition
6
The car has a substantial amount of scratches and paint touch-ups all over, with the paintwork described as potentially needing to be a "project". The near-side front alloy wheel also has minor kerb rash. While the interior is in excellent order and mechanicals are sound with recent brake work, the exterior condition significantly impacts the rating.
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33,327 miles
HX55 AZN
2005
Auction
Manual
RHD
United Kingdom
£17,688
2005 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 4.3 Manual
PistonHeads • UK • 18 Jul 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
Highlights Fabulous-sounding 4.3-litre V8 380bhp Six-speed manual Just 33,327 miles from new Extensive history Overview When Aston Martin unveiled the V8 Vantage at Geneva in 2005, it was a huge boost for the marque.
Here was a car built on the same VH aluminium platform as the DB9, powered by a bespoke 4.3-litre quad-cam V8, and priced to go toe-to-toe with the Porsche 911.
It looked at least as gorgeous as its bigger brother, sounded like thunder rolling through a cathedral, and it put Gaydon on the map as a more serious volume manufacturer for the first time.
Two decades on, the original 4.3 manual retains its own unique appeal.
That dry sump V8 demands commitment (peak power arrives at 7,000 rpm, after all), and by that stage the noise is glorious.
Added to that , the six-speed manual's weighty, mechanical shift action is exactly the kind of driver involvement that modern paddle-shift cars have engineered away, and the Coke bottle styling of the early cars still takes your bre...
Price Analysis vs Other V8 Vantage (2005 - 2018) Coupes
£15,544
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£36,699
Median Price (Since 2020)
£118,775
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Previous V8 Vantage (2005 - 2018) Coupe Sales
MOT Information
Valid
Expires on 11th Dec 2026
Latest MOT mileage:
31,310 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 12th Dec 2025, 31,310 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Passed
On 25th Nov 2024, 28,888 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Failed
On 14th Nov 2024, 28,884 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Major:
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Passed
On 9th Nov 2023, 26,915 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
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