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VAUXHALL ASTRA2005 · 1.7L Diesel

ML05 NTA

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2005 VAUXHALL ASTRA? It's a Diesel with a 1686cc engine showing 179,426 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 22/02/2019

Tax

No data

Mileage: 179,426
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 2005
Engine: 1686cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

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Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

✗ 2 dangerous defects found recently

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 5:34:35 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Vauxhall Astra (ML05 NTA) from 2005 show a total of 5 MOT tests between June 2016 and February 2019.

Across its entire MOT history, this Vauxhall has a 40% success rate (2 passes and 3 fails). A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (12 issues), Brakes (4 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Windscreen (3 issues), Steering (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 17 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 12 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))”; “Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))”; “Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY