2009 Vauxhall Astra 1.8L Petrol · BV09 AHU

The Vauxhall Astra presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent test on 29 June 2023 at 101,398 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Across the five-year window from July 2020 to June 2023 the vehicle cleared every subsequent annual examination without advisories, indicating no worsening mechanical or structural condition in the official record. The odometer shows 101,398 miles against a June 2023 test, equating to roughly 5,965 miles per year since the 2009 build, which is low for a seventeen-year-old car. Annual increments stayed modest: 73,606 miles in July 2020, 79,342 by July 2021, 88,205 in June 2022, then 101,398 in June 2023. The single anomaly is the 1 July 2021 entry, where the tester logged a fail at 79,339 miles immediately followed by a pass at 79,342 miles on the same day with no defects cited, a clerical or retest artefact rather than a genuine fault. The sparse, clean history offers little evidence of neglected consumables or deferred repairs. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs and calipers, given the low annual use likely involved long stationary periods that accelerate corrosion and seizing. The DVSA record flags no structural integrity concerns or exhaust emissions failures, yet standing time commonly hides perished rubber components and underbody rust not captured in a pass result. Verify the 1 July 2021 anomaly with DVSA to confirm no suppressed defect, and scrutinise tyre sidewalls, wiper blades and fluid condition before purchase, as these fall outside MOT scope despite light mileage.