2014 Vauxhall Astra 1.6L Diesel · CU58 VAL

The Vauxhall Astra presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 28 May 2025 at 88,840 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the three prior annual tests from June 2022 to June 2024 also passed clean. No advisories or mechanical faults appear anywhere in the chain, so the upkeep pattern shows consistent compliance rather than recurring neglect. Annual mileage sits at roughly 7,400 miles, which is typical for a 2014 car of this type. The record moves from 60,364 miles in June 2022 to 69,451 miles in June 2023, then 79,349 miles in June 2024 and 88,840 miles by May 2025, a steady near-linear accumulation of about 9,000 miles per year with no sudden jumps or dormant gaps. The DVSA data is sparse in fault terms, showing only a failed entry on 21 June 2023 at 69,490 miles logged with no defects cited, immediately followed the same day by a pass at 69,451 miles, a clear administrative anomaly rather than a mechanical rejection. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the car is now twelve years old and rubber and metal fatigue will not always surface in a pass-only MOT. The clean history gives no signal of corrosion or exhaust emission trouble, yet structural integrity around sills and subframes warrants a visual check for weather-related deterioration. Given the absence of any advisories across five years, previous owners appear to have kept the Astra to a basic statutory standard. The same-day fail-and-pass in June 2023 suggests clerical error at the testing station, not deferred maintenance, so no pattern of skipped consumable replacement like tyres or wiper blades is evidenced in the official record.