2022 Vauxhall Insignia GS Line Turbo D 2.0L Diesel · RJ22 NNL

A 2022 Vauxhall Insignia GS Line Turbo D on this evidence is showing the early hallmarks of a working high-mileage car rather than a lightly-used executive saloon, with a MOT pattern that is currently pass-based but flagging component wear across two consecutive annual tests. The most recent examination on 8 June 2026 returned no failures, but two advisories were issued: a nail in the offside rear tyre and a nearside front tyre worn close to the legal limit on its edge, coded under the 5.2.3 (e) regulation. The previous test on 6 June 2025 was similarly advisory-laden, recording nearside rear brake pads wearing thin under 1.1.13 (a) (ii) and slight distortion to the inner rims of both front road wheels under 5.2.2 (c) (i). Across the two recorded tests there are five advisories covering tyres, brakes, and wheels, with no pass-with-zero-defect result, which points to an accumulating wear profile consistent with active service rather than any structural or corrosion-related failure. With 49,830 miles recorded against a four-year registration, this Insignia is averaging roughly 12,500 miles per year, which is comfortably above the typical 7,000 to 9,000 mile private-car norm and sits in genuine high-mileage territory for a diesel of this age. Mechanically, that rate of accumulation accelerates wear on the exact consumables already flagged: front discs and pads, rear pads, tyres, and wheels all live shorter working lives when covering motorway and A-road miles consistently. Diesel Insignias at this mileage are also approaching the stage where dual-mass flywheels, turbocharger actuators, and EGR valves start to demand attention, while the suspension links, bushes, and anti-roll bar drop links begin to take on the small but progressive wear that translates into the knocks and clonks a buyer should listen for on a test drive. On a physical inspection, the advisory history directs attention to specific areas rather than a general once-over. The nearside rear brake pads were recorded as wearing thin in 2025, so on the test drive the buyer should expect to feel for a low or soft pedal bite point and listen for any metallic scraping or grinding from the rear axle, particularly when reversing gently, as rear Insignia calipers are known to bind if the slider mechanisms seize. Both front wheels were flagged for slight inner-rim distortion, which suggests kerbing damage or pot-hole impact rather than a manufacturing issue, so the buyer should check the front wheels for visible run-out when jacked, feel for steering vibration through the wheel above 50 mph, and listen for any humming from the front tyres, as a distorted rim will often be accompanied by uneven sidewall wear. Brake pedal feel should be firm and progressive with no judder, and the car should pull up in a straight line without any pull to one side under firm application. The tyre advisories from 2026 are equally telling. A nearside front tyre worn on its edge typically points to a geometry or suspension geometry issue, most often worn front suspension bushes, a tired track rod end, or excess negative camber from a sagging coil spring, all of which are common on Insignias covering this kind of mileage. On the test drive, the buyer should listen for clonks from the front end over speed humps and uneven surfaces, feel for any vagueness or wander through the steering on the motorway, and check the offside rear for the embedded nail noted in the latest test, as a slow deflation may already be in progress if the repair has not been carried out. A four-wheel alignment check and a close inspection of the front suspension linkages would be a prudent investment before purchase, given the recurring advisories on tyres and wheels across consecutive tests.