2007 Vauxhall Astra 1.8L Petrol · FN57 WWO

The Vauxhall Astra currently holds a failed MOT status from the 12 October 2024 test at 145,286 miles, with the DVSA record showing no specific defects logged against that failure. The maintenance trend cannot be classed as stable or improving on this evidence. A prior failure on 26 September 2023 at 132,991 miles, followed by a pass on 19 October 2023 at 133,057 miles, shows the vehicle needed rectification work within a three-week window before it could return to roadworthy condition. Recorded mileage sits at 145,286 against a 2007 build date, an average of roughly 7,647 miles per year and typical for the age. The gap between the June 2022 test at 119,447 miles and the June 2021 test at 111,969 miles shows only 7,478 miles covered, while the jump to 133,057 by October 2023 adds 13,610 miles in sixteen months. A longer lapse then appears before the October 2024 failure at 145,286, implying around 12,229 miles in roughly twelve months. The history is sparse on advisories, with no corrosion, brake, suspension, or emissions issues formally recorded across any entry. Because the two failures list no defects, a buyer must treat the October 2024 failure as unresolved and verify in person what the tester rejected. The September 2023 failure likewise demands evidence of the corrective work carried out before the October 2023 pass. Without logged advisories, the record gives no early warning on worn suspension bushes, brake disc condition, or structural integrity, so a physical inspection of subframes, sills, and calipers is essential on a nineteen-year-old high-mileage hatchback. Previous keepers appear to have kept the car running with minimal formal MOT intervention, but the repeated failures suggest deferred attention to whatever fault triggered the rejects. Given the age and 145,286 miles, budget for consumables and latent corrosion even if the test bay noted nothing. Confirm the 2024 failure cause before any purchase.