2004 Vauxhall Astra 1.6L Petrol · SF04 AHM

The Vauxhall Astra presents as roadworthy following the June 2025 test at 94,221 miles, where the tester recorded no defects and issued a pass. Maintenance trend across the available history reads stable, with the most recent three annual examinations showing clean results aside from two anomalous failures logged on the same days as passes in 2023 and 2024. The July 2024 failure at 91,371 miles and the June 2023 failure at 89,186 miles both carried no defect entries, a pattern that implies administrative or documentation anomalies rather than escalating mechanical decay. Mileage sits low for a 22-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 4,283 miles per year against the recorded 94,221. The supplied records begin only in June 2023, leaving earlier upkeep undocumented. Between the June 2023 pass at 89,193 miles and the July 2024 pass at 91,371 miles the car covered just 2,178 miles, then added 2,850 miles to the June 2025 test. Such light use over thirteen months suggests extended standing periods, though the sparse clean ledger shows no advisories on tyres, brakes, or suspension during this window. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and consumables that low-mileage stagnation tends to hide. Check suspension bushes and coil springs for cracking from age rather than wear, and examine brake discs and calipers for corrosion binding after disuse. The Astra's sills and subframes demand scrutiny for rust, while exhaust emissions should be verified despite the clean record. The unexplained fails on 2023-06-17 and 2024-07-13 mandate retrieving the full DVSA failure reasons before purchase, as the absent defect lines leave those outcomes unverified.