2009 Vauxhall Astra 1.8L Petrol · CV59 OEX

The Vauxhall Astra presents a currently roadworthy status, having passed its most recent MOT on 23 March 2023 at 93,160 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend appears stable on paper, though the history shows a recurring pattern of administrative failures immediately preceding passes. On 16 March 2023 the tester failed the car at 93,159 miles with no defects logged, then passed it seven days later at 93,160 miles. An identical sequence occurred in January 2022: a failure at 84,475 miles on 25 January followed by a pass at the same mileage on 26 January. These back-to-back failures with zero recorded faults suggest clerical or documentation issues at the testing station rather than mechanical neglect. The odometer shows 93,160 miles against a 2009 build, equating to roughly 5,480 miles per year. This is low for a seventeen-year-old vehicle. The gap between the January 2022 test at 84,475 miles and the March 2023 test at 93,160 miles saw only 8,685 miles added over fourteen months, consistent with light use. The single-mile increase between the two March 2023 tests confirms the car was essentially stationary during that week. Low annual mileage of this sort often masks deteriorated rubber components and corrosion from prolonged standing, even where the test record stays clean. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake calipers, as the MOT record supplies no advisories to confirm their condition across the lifespan. Structural integrity and underbody corrosion warrant close examination given the vehicle's age and likely periods of disuse. The absence of any flagged defects in the supplied history offers no evidence of resolving or worsening faults, only that the DVSA entries themselves are sparse. Given the repeated no-defect failures, verify the V5C and test certificate authenticity before purchase. The clean pass on 23 March 2023 stands over three years old relative to today's date of 8 July 2026, so a fresh test is overdue and mandatory before road use.