2015 Vauxhall Astra 1.6L Diesel · FH15 NBB

The Vauxhall Astra currently fails the roadworthiness test. The most recent examination on 26 March 2026 at 120,266 miles returned a failure with no defects recorded, leaving the reason undocumented by the DVSA system. Prior to that, the test history shows a passed result on 15 April 2025 at 186,263 miles and a failed result the same day at 186,262 miles, also with no defects logged. The trend is neither stable nor clearly worsening in mechanical terms, but the unexplained failure so close to today's date means the car is not legally roadworthy without a fresh pass. The mileage record raises a serious data anomaly. In the 19 April 2024 test the odometer read 110,384 miles. By 15 April 2025 it showed 186,263 miles, a jump of roughly 75,879 miles in twelve months against a typical annual average near 10,900. The 26 March 2026 entry then lists 120,266 miles, some 65,997 fewer than the 2025 figure. Such reversal indicates a likely recording error or a clocked instrument cluster. Over the longer span, the 15 July 2023 test at 105,978 miles aligns with normal use, but the later figures cannot be trusted for wear assessment. A buyer must verify the true mileage through service invoices, V5C history, and diagnostic fault logs before any purchase. The absence of recorded advisories across all five tests suggests no flagged wear to suspension bushes, brake discs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions, yet the two failures with blank defect fields prevent proper mechanical judgement. Given the 2015 build and roughly eleven-year age, inspect structural integrity underneath for rust, check coil springs and binding calipers, and confirm the cluster reading matches physical wear on pedals, tyres, and seat bolsters.