The Vantage question has a clean answer and a trap. One shape covers a $40,000 used sports car and a $315,000 gated-manual collectible, and the badge on the tail is what tells them apart.
How much is an Aston Martin Vantage worth in 2026?
An Aston Martin V8 Vantage is worth about $50,000 in 2026 for a good, documented coupe, with most honest cars trading between roughly $40,000 and $70,000. A low-mileage manual, a V8 Vantage S, or one of the N-badged specials sits higher, and an honest higher-mileage car starts near $20,000. The V12 cars are a separate, dearer market: a V12 Vantage runs from about $90,000 to $170,000, and the 2016 to 2017 V12 Vantage S with the seven-speed gated manual is the standout, reaching about $315,000. The DB9, the more usable V12 grand tourer on the same platform, is its own attainable market, with good cars from about $40,000 to $70,000 and rare manuals past $100,000.
Last updated July 2026. Figures are a Molly's estimate drawn from public auction results, not asking prices. The V8, V12, and DB9 are valued separately. Methodology and sources are below.
Aston Martin Vantage value at a glance
The Vantage name has spanned four engines and thirteen years on one aluminium platform, and blending them produces a number that fits none of them. This page values each on its own results. For the original V8 Vantage, the public market sits near $50,000 in the middle and runs long at both ends.
| Measure | Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005 to 2017) |
|---|---|
| Typical good-car value, 2026 | ~$50,000 |
| Most sales fall between | ~$40,000 and $70,000 |
| Honest higher-mileage floor | ~$20,000 to $35,000 |
| Low-mileage manual / V8 Vantage S / N-specials | $60,000 to $150,000+ |
| V12 Vantage (separate market) | ~$90,000 to $170,000 |
| V12 Vantage S, 7-speed manual (separate market) | ~$150,000 to $315,000 |
| DB9 (separate market) | ~$40,000 to $107,000 |
Basis: public auction results, 2023 to 2026, aggregated by classic.com and The Classic Valuer plus the dated lots named below. classic.com puts the V8 Vantage 4.7 average near $49,642, and The Classic Valuer reads a V8 Vantage (2005) in average condition) at about £36,668. Aston Martin built roughly 21,600 V8 Vantages, about 3,000 V12 Vantage and V12 Vantage S cars, and about 16,500 DB9s, per Wikipedia's V8 Vantage entry) and corroborating marque histories.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage value by condition and mileage
Condition, mileage, gearbox, and service status set where in the band a V8 Vantage lands. This is a hand-built aluminium car with real running costs, so the clutch, the Sportshift pump, and a documented service file all sit behind every price. A car with a fresh clutch and a clean history is worth real money more than the same car with an unknown file.
| Condition and mileage | Typical value 2026 (USD) | Anchor result |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent, low-mileage manual or V8 Vantage S | $65,000 to $90,000 | V8 Vantage S / N-spec cars trade here |
| Very good, documented, ~15,000 to 30,000 mi | $45,000 to $65,000 | $48,000, 2006, 15,000 mi, Bring a Trailer, 2024 |
| Good, honest driver, ~30,000 to 50,000 mi | $36,000 to $48,000 | $43,500, 2006, 35,000 mi, Bring a Trailer, Feb 2024 |
| Higher-mileage or Sportshift, service-due | $20,000 to $36,000 | $20,500, 2009, classic.com recorded floor, May 2025 |
Two V8 Vantages at the same mileage can trade $15,000 apart, because the next levers are the gearbox, the variant, and the file. A manual over a Sportshift car, an S over a standard car, and a fresh clutch over an unknown one each carry a visible premium in the results.
The Vantage family: V8 Vantage vs V12 Vantage vs DB9
This is the part of Vantage value the general guides flatten. The badge covers an attainable used sports car, a firming V12 collectible, and a grand tourer, and they do not trade together. The split is the single most useful thing to get right before you anchor on any number.
| Car | Years | Built | 2026 value read | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V8 Vantage (4.3 / 4.7 V8) | 2005 to 2017 | ~21,600 | ~$36,000 to $90,000 | the attainable one; manual over Sportshift |
| V12 Vantage | 2009 to 2013 | part of ~3,000 V12 | ~$90,000 to $170,000 | 510 hp, mostly manual, firming hard |
| V12 Vantage S | 2013 to 2018 | 351 gated manuals | ~$150,000 to $315,000 | the seven-speed gated-manual standout |
| DB9 (5.9 V12 GT) | 2004 to 2016 | ~16,500 | ~$40,000 to $107,000 | the usable GT sibling; manuals rare |
The discipline is the same one that keeps a race-bred Ferrari F40 LM out of a road-F40 average: a single model line can hide two or three markets, and pricing a car against the wrong one is a six-figure error. A $315,000 gated-manual V12 Vantage S and a $40,000 Sportshift V8 Vantage wear nearly the same body. Pin the exact car, engine, and gearbox before you anchor on a price.
The V12 Vantage and V12 Vantage S: the collectible band
The V12 cars are where the Vantage line turns from an attainable sports car into a firming collectible, and they belong in their own band. The 2009 to 2013 V12 Vantage dropped Aston's 510 hp 5.9-litre V12 into the small Vantage shell, most of them six-speed manuals, and the market has moved. classic.com records a 2011 V12 Vantage Coupe to about $199,000, and UK sales in 2026 have run from roughly $84,000 for a 2012 car to about $168,000 for a low-mileage 2011 manual, per The Classic Valuer.
The 2013 to 2018 V12 Vantage S raised power to 565 hp, and its final trick is the one collectors chase. For 2016 and 2017 Aston offered a seven-speed dogleg gated manual, and only 351 were built across the run, 260 coupes and 91 roadsters, of which roughly 100 came to the United States. Those gated-manual cars are the standout of the whole family. classic.com records a 2017 V12 Vantage S seven-speed coupe to $315,007 in April 2026 and a manual roadster to $313,000 in August 2024, both far above the Sportshift III cars in the same body, and The Classic Valuer reads the V12 Vantage S median near £95,628 across the full run. The rule from the F40 page applies in miniature here: a gated-manual result should never be averaged into a Sportshift V12 Vantage figure, and Hagerty tracks the 2017 manual as one of the marque's firmer modern values.
The DB9: the usable V12 sibling, and where manuals sit
The DB9 is the grand tourer built on the same VH architecture, and for most buyers it is the attainable way into an Aston V12. Aston built about 16,500 between 2004 and 2016, the 5.9-litre V12 making 450 hp early and 540 hp in the 2016 DB9 GT send-off. Because it sold in volume and mostly with the Touchtronic automatic, the used market is deep and gentle: The Classic Valuer reads a DB9 median near £32,038 across 306 recorded sales, so good cars land in the same $40,000 to $70,000 window as a V8 Vantage.
The exception is the manual. Only about five percent of DB9s left the factory with the six-speed manual, and those cars trade at a real premium. classic.com records a 2007 DB9 Coupe manual to $107,000 and a 2006 Volante manual to $102,000, and a 21,000-mile 2008 manual coupe brought $100,000 on Bring a Trailer in September 2024. The pattern is the one running through the whole marque right now: the third pedal is the value, and the automatic penalty is not going away.
What drives an Aston Martin Vantage's value
Five levers explain almost every dollar of difference between two of these cars.
Which car it is. This is the dominant lever. A V12 Vantage is worth roughly three times a V8 Vantage, and a gated-manual V12 Vantage S several times more. Get the engine and the badge right first.
Manual versus Sportshift. On every VH-era Aston, the manual carries a premium and the automated-manual Sportshift is the discount, the trait the market has flagged as a coming collectible signal. The gap is widest on the V12 cars, where the gated manual is the entire collectible thesis, but it holds on the V8 Vantage and the DB9 too.
Mileage and condition. Within each car, low, documented mileage commands a premium, and a fresh clutch and service file move the number. Higher-mileage honest drivers and service-due cars anchor the floor.
Variant and special editions. The V8 Vantage S (430 hp) and the N-badged cars (the 2007 N400, the 2010 N420, the 2015 Europe-only N430) sit above a standard V8 Vantage, and the US-market V8 Vantage GT and 100-car GTS are their own sought subset. On the V12 side the GT12 and V600 are rare halos above even the gated manual.
Documentation and known issues. A complete service history, evidence of clutch and Sportshift-pump work, and no accident damage price into the number. A thin file is a discount you can see in the results, the same pattern that governs a collector-market cohort anywhere.
Aston Martin Vantage price trajectory
The V8 Vantage is a study in depreciation finding a floor and then firming. A 2006 car listed near $110,000 new, fell for a decade as a used exotic, and bottomed as an honest driver in the low $40,000s around 2018 to 2020. Since then the manual cars have steadied and started to climb, as the wider market wakes up to how few three-pedal Astons were built. Good manual coupes now sit near $52,000, and the best low-mileage cars run well past that.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage good-car market level in USD. The 2007 point is a near-new used value against roughly $110,000 list; the middle points track the long depreciation to a floor; the 2026 point is a good documented manual coupe. The shape is depreciation, a floor, and an early firming, not a straight line up.
The bigger moves are one tier up. The V12 Vantage has re-rated from under $100,000 a few years ago toward $150,000 and beyond for clean manuals, and the gated-manual V12 Vantage S has separated entirely, to a $315,007 recorded result in 2026. The lesson is the same one that governs any attainable-exotic market like the Lamborghini Huracán: the plentiful cars drift with the used market, and the rare manual configuration is where the appreciation concentrates.
Recent Aston Martin Vantage and DB9 sales: a dated, sourced ledger
The numbers above rest on results like these. Each row pairs a price with the house, the date, and the car, so the figure is checkable rather than asserted. The V8, V12, and DB9 are flagged so the three markets stay separate, and non-USD results are converted at approximate sale-date rates.
| Price (USD approx.) | Car / year / spec | Mileage | Venue and date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $315,007 | V12 Vantage S, 2017, 7-speed manual coupe (record) | low | classic.com recorded, Apr 2026 | classic.com |
| $313,000 | V12 Vantage S, 2017, 7-speed manual roadster | low | classic.com recorded, Aug 2024 | classic.com |
| $199,000 | V12 Vantage Coupe, 2011, manual | low | classic.com recorded, Apr 2024 | classic.com |
| ~$168,000 | V12 Vantage, 2011, manual | low | Bring a Trailer, Jun 2026 | Classic Valuer |
| $150,500 | V8 Vantage S, 2017, Red Bull Racing Edition | low | classic.com recorded, Dec 2023 | classic.com |
| $107,000 | DB9 Coupe, 2007, 6-speed manual (record) | low | classic.com recorded, Apr 2024 | classic.com |
| $102,000 | DB9 Volante, 2006, 6-speed manual | low | classic.com recorded, Aug 2024 | classic.com |
| $100,000 | DB9, 2008, 6-speed manual | 21,000 mi | Bring a Trailer, Sep 2024 | recap |
| ~$93,000 | V12 Vantage, 2013 | n/a | Collecting Cars, Apr 2026 | Classic Valuer |
| ~$84,000 | V12 Vantage, 2012 | n/a | Collecting Cars, May 2026 | Classic Valuer |
| ~$60,000 | V12 Vantage, 2009 (Euro) | n/a | Historics, Mar 2025 | Classic Valuer |
| $48,000 | V8 Vantage 4.3, 2006, manual | 15,000 mi | Bring a Trailer, 2024 | recap |
| $43,500 | V8 Vantage 4.3, 2006, manual | 35,000 mi | Bring a Trailer, Feb 2024 | recap |
| $36,750 | V8 Vantage 4.3, 2006, Merlot, manual | 49,000 mi | Bring a Trailer, Jan 2024 | recap |
| $20,500 | V8 Vantage, 2009 (market floor) | high | classic.com recorded, May 2025 | classic.com |
Rows sourced to classic.com reflect that page's recorded figure as it appeared in search results, because classic.com returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch; rows sourced to The Classic Valuer are converted from GBP at near-sale-date rates. The autopian rows are three Bring a Trailer results recapped in a 2024 market piece rather than primary lot pages.
How The Molly Report values an Aston Martin Vantage
This page is a labeled Molly's estimate, and the distinction matters. Our Ferrari F40 value guide rests on a proprietary 47-car comp ledger; this Vantage read is built from public auction results, the aggregate records at classic.com and The Classic Valuer plus the dated lots cited above. It is a market summary, not a proprietary verified band, and it is labeled that way on purpose.
The firewall is the same one we apply everywhere: facts are sourced and dated, opinion is labeled as opinion, and the V8, V12, and DB9 are never blended into one number. This is informational, it is not a professional appraisal, and it is not investment advice; values move with the market, and the figures here are dated and sourced so you can check them.
For the car in front of you, the cohort number is the start, not the answer. Pin the exact car from the VIN, confirm the gearbox, check the clutch and service file, and price that specific car on its own spec and history.
Aston Martin Vantage quick spec reference
The V8 Vantage was Aston Martin's smallest and most attainable car of its era, styled by Henrik Fisker and Marek Reichman around the VH aluminium platform, and it became the shape most people picture when they picture a modern Aston.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Engine | 4.3 or 4.7-litre V8; 5.9-litre V12 (V12 Vantage / DB9) |
| Power | V8 Vantage 380 to 430 hp; V12 Vantage 510 hp; V12 Vantage S 565 hp; DB9 450 to 540 hp |
| Transmission | six-speed manual, six or seven-speed Sportshift, or the 2016 to 2017 seven-speed gated manual |
| Top speed | V8 Vantage ~180 mph; V12 Vantage S ~205 mph |
| 0 to 60 mph | V8 Vantage 4.7 about 4.7 sec; V12 Vantage S about 3.9 sec |
| Production | ~21,600 V8 Vantage; ~3,000 V12 Vantage / Vantage S; ~16,500 DB9 |
| V12 Vantage S gated manuals | 351 (260 coupes, 91 roadsters), 2016 to 2017 |
Production counts and running-change dates are per Wikipedia's V8 Vantage entry) and the DB9 entry; a specific car's exact build and options are best confirmed against an Aston Martin heritage certificate for that VIN.
FAQ
How much is an Aston Martin V8 Vantage worth in 2026?
A good, documented Aston Martin V8 Vantage is worth about $50,000 in 2026, with most sales between roughly $40,000 and $70,000. Honest higher-mileage or Sportshift cars start near $20,000, and low-mileage manuals, the V8 Vantage S, and the N-badged specials reach $60,000 to $150,000 or more.
Is a manual Aston Martin Vantage worth more than a Sportshift?
Yes. Across every VH-era Aston the manual carries a premium and the automated-manual Sportshift is the discount. The gap is widest on the V12 cars, where the seven-speed gated manual is the entire collectible thesis, but it also holds on the V8 Vantage and the DB9.
How much is a V12 Vantage worth?
A V12 Vantage (2009 to 2013), the 510 hp car mostly built with a six-speed manual, trades from about $90,000 for a higher-mileage example to roughly $170,000 for a low-mileage manual, with a 2011 coupe recorded near $199,000. It sits well above the V8 Vantage and belongs in its own band.
What is the most collectible Aston Martin Vantage?
The 2016 to 2017 V12 Vantage S with the seven-speed dogleg gated manual is the standout. Only 351 were built, 260 coupes and 91 roadsters, and clean examples have reached about $315,000, far above the Sportshift III cars in the same body.
How much is an Aston Martin DB9 worth?
A good Aston Martin DB9 is worth about $40,000 to $70,000 in 2026, with a median near £32,038 across recorded sales. The catch is the gearbox: only about five percent of DB9s were built with the six-speed manual, and those cars have brought $100,000 to $107,000 at auction.
Are Aston Martin Vantage values going up?
The standard V8 Vantage has been broadly flat to firming after a long depreciation, with good manuals steadying near $50,000. The bigger moves are in the V12 Vantage and the gated-manual V12 Vantage S, and in manual DB9s, where scarcity of the third pedal is pushing prices up.
How many V12 Vantage S manuals were made?
Aston Martin built 351 V12 Vantage S cars with the seven-speed gated manual, 260 coupes and 91 roadsters, offered for 2016 and 2017, of which roughly 100 came to the United States. That scarcity is the basis of the car's premium over the Sportshift III versions.
Is the newer 2018-on Aston Martin Vantage a different car?
Yes. The second-generation Vantage launched for 2018 on a new platform with a Mercedes-AMG twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8, and it is a separate, newer market. Early depreciated examples have dipped near $51,000, so searchers should place the VH-era car described here against its own results, not the AMG-engined one.
Is an Aston Martin Vantage a good investment?
The Molly Report does not give investment advice. As market fact, the standard V8 Vantage has found a used-market floor while the manual V12 cars and manual DB9s have firmed; values are sensitive to the engine, the gearbox, mileage, and service history, any of which can move the same shape by a large margin.
In summary, an Aston Martin V8 Vantage is worth about $50,000 in 2026 for a good, documented coupe, with most cars between $40,000 and $70,000 and an honest floor near $20,000. The V12 cars are a separate, dearer market: the V12 Vantage from roughly $90,000 to $170,000, and the 2016 to 2017 gated-manual V12 Vantage S to about $315,000. The DB9 is the usable sibling, good cars $40,000 to $70,000 with rare manuals past $100,000. These are attainable modern Astons, and against GT and exotic rivals like the Mercedes-AMG GT, the Corvette C7 and C8, and the Lamborghini Huracán they read as a lot of car for the money. One shape, four engines, several markets, and the whole skill is telling them apart, pinning the gearbox, and pricing off the documented comps rather than a blended average.