2012 Vauxhall Astra 1.7L Diesel · DA62 OAY

The Vauxhall Astra presents a passed roadworthiness status as of the 5 October 2022 test at 119,629 miles, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across the recorded history. The most recent pass followed a failed attempt on 4 October 2022 at identical mileage, though the DVSA record lists no defects for either the failure or the pass. This pattern repeats from 28 September 2021, when the car failed and passed on the same day at 114,826 miles with no defects logged. Such same-day fail-pass cycles with zero recorded faults suggest administrative or documentation issues at the testing station rather than progressive mechanical decline. The odometer shows 119,629 miles against a 2012 build, equating to roughly 8,545 miles per year and sitting within typical use for a fourteen-year-old vehicle. Between the September 2021 test at 114,826 miles and the October 2022 test at 119,629 miles the car covered only 4,803 miles in thirteen months, indicating light recent use. The record then stops at October 2022, leaving a gap of nearly four years to the current date of 8 July 2026 with no further tested mileage disclosed. Because the MOT history carries no advisories or defects across any entry, the buyer cannot infer specific worn components such as suspension bushes, brake discs, or corrosion from the data alone. The same-day fail-pass pairs without recorded faults deny any basis to judge recurring mechanical trends. A previous owner who allowed the vehicle to sit untested for close to four years may have deferred routine servicing during that period. In person, the buyer should commission a full inspection of structural integrity, exhaust emissions, and consumable items including tyres, wiper blades, and fluid condition given the testing lapse. Particular attention should go to brake calipers for binding, coil springs for fracture, and underbody areas for rust, since none of these were examined in the supplied records after 2022.