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VAUXHALL ASTRA1996 · 1.6L PETROL

N116 WDV

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for N116 WDV: 1996 VAUXHALL ASTRA (RED, PETROL). Mileage: 105,598. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 08/09/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/12/2010

Mileage: 105,598
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1996
Engine: 1598cc

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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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 6 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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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:11 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Vauxhall Astra (N116 WDV) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between March 2008 and September 2010.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (6 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Brakes (3 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 6 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 13 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Offside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY