2014 Vauxhall Astra 1.6L Petrol · CX14 SSZ

The Vauxhall Astra presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 24 November 2025 at 58,334 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, confirming the vehicle entered the current ownership period in sound condition. Prior annual tests in November 2024 and November 2023 also closed with passes and no advisories, so the mechanical record shows no worsening faults across the last three years. The recorded mileage sits low for a 2014 registration. The car covered just 58,334 miles in roughly twelve years, an average of about 4,861 miles per year. The test history shows 46,127 miles on 21 November 2023, 52,424 miles on 18 November 2024, and 58,334 miles on 24 November 2025, giving annual gains of around 6,300 and 5,900 miles. This is a clean, evenly spaced record with no large gaps or sudden accumulation, though the same-day fail and pass entries on 18 November 2024 at 52,419 and 52,424 miles, and on 21 to 22 November 2023 at 46,127 and 46,133 miles, suggest administrative re-tests rather than repaired defects, since no faults were listed. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection beneath the car. Low yearly use paired with the same-day fail-pass pairs implies the Astra may have stood unused for stretches, a pattern that encourages corroding brake discs, seized handbrake mechanisms, and perished suspension bushes. The DVSA data flags no structural integrity issues or exhaust emissions failures, but standing periods can hide binding calipers and underbody rust not visible in a pass result. Given the absent advisories across all five entries, previous keepers appear to have maintained basic test compliance, yet the sparse commentary leaves tyre sidewall condition, coil spring fatigue, and subframe corrosion unverified. A pre-purchase check of the braking system and suspension mounts remains sensible before commitment.