2016 Vauxhall Astra 1.4L Petrol · FN66 MVC

The Vauxhall Astra currently holds a failed MOT status from the 3 September 2025 test at 80,783 miles, with no defects formally recorded against that failure. Prior to this, the vehicle passed cleanly at 75,400 miles on 6 September 2024 and at 67,126 miles on 22 September 2023, though it failed three days earlier on 19 September 2023 at the same mileage with no defects logged. The maintenance trend is unstable rather than steadily worsening, as the car shows intermittent test failures carrying no listed mechanical faults alongside otherwise clean passes. Recorded mileage sits at 80,783 for a ten-year-old car, averaging roughly 8,078 miles per year which is typical for the age. The gap between the 2022 test at 54,797 miles and the 2023 tests at 67,126 miles shows about 12,300 miles covered in that year, a slight uplift on the annual average but not abnormal. From 2023 to 2025 the car added only 13,657 miles across two years, indicating lighter recent use. The DVSA data is sparse on advisories, with every entry recording no defects, so no wear pattern on tyres, brakes, or suspension appears in the official record. A buyer should treat the September 2025 failure with caution despite the absence of listed defects, as a fail with no recorded reason often points to an administrative issue or a fault cleared before documentation. The repeated 2023 fail-pass at identical mileage suggests the owner addressed a testable item quickly, possibly emissions or lighting, but the record gives no confirmation. Given the clean advisories throughout, previous keepers appear to have presented the car for test without outstanding minor consumable wear being noted by testers. In person, the buyer should verify structural integrity, corrosion on subframes and sills, and the condition of brake discs, calipers, and suspension bushes given the car's age. The low recent mileage means fluids, tyres, and perished rubber components may have aged rather than worn, so a physical inspection of hoses and exhaust mounts is warranted before purchase.