2010 Vauxhall Astra 2.0L Petrol · SJ05 TEG

The vehicle passed its most recent MOT on 27 February 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded, confirming legal roadworthiness at that date. Across the five tests logged on file, four have resulted in clean passes, with only one failure recorded on 23 February 2023. Notably, this failure carries no recorded defect entries, which is unusual but technically means no specific item was identified as a reason for refusal. A clean pass then followed on 1 March 2023, suggesting the matter was resolved swiftly. The overall trend across 2023 to 2026 is stable, with each annual test returning a defect-free result. With a recorded mileage of 61,219 against a 2010 build date, the vehicle averages roughly 3,826 miles per year, which is well below typical annual usage for a car of this age. The MOT entries on file cover 2023 to 2026, representing the last three years of the vehicle's life. Mileage progression between tests appears steady and moderate rather than rapid. A caveat applies: MOT records do not capture annual mileage between tests, so gaps in accumulation cannot be precisely verified. Low annual mileage may indicate light use, but it can equally reflect extended periods of standing, which carries its own implications for seized components, perished rubber, and fluid degradation. No advisories have been logged across any of the five tests, meaning the official record shows no flagged wear items such as brake disc corrosion, suspension bush deterioration, exhaust corrosion, or tyre tread concerns. From the data alone, there is no evidence of recurring mechanical or structural issues. A prospective buyer should still carry out a physical inspection, paying particular attention to areas that MOT testing does not fully assess, including brake hydraulic hoses and caliper slider pins for seizure, coil spring condition, underbody corrosion on inner sills and subframes, and the state of tyres whose age exceeds their tread depth, as well as coolant and brake fluid age given the low annual mileage. Based on the supplied MOT history, the record is clean and consistent, with a single unexplained failure followed by four consecutive passes. Buying score: 75. Risk level: Low.