2012 Vauxhall Astra 1.6L Petrol · WN62 AAX

The 2012 Vauxhall Astra presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent DVSA test on 9 July 2025 at 51,357 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior tests in July 2024 at 44,779 miles and September 2023 at 39,733 miles also passed cleanly. The vehicle shows no worsening mechanical faults across the available five-year record. Mileage sits low for a fourteen-year-old car at 51,357 recorded miles, averaging roughly 3,668 miles per year. The record jumps from 35,226 miles at the 20 September 2022 test to 39,733 miles by 5 September 2023, then to 44,779 by July 2024 and 51,357 by July 2025, indicating steady light use rather than standing idle. Data is sparse with only five entries and no advisories, so the clean sheet gives limited insight into wear on consumables or hidden corrosion. One anomaly demands scrutiny: the 5 September 2023 entry shows both a fail and a pass at identical mileage of 39,733 miles with no defects listed. This suggests an administrative retest or data error rather than a genuine mechanical fault, but a buyer should confirm with the DVSA that no suppressed advisory exists. The absence of any flagged suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, or structural rust across the record implies previous owners kept basic upkeep current. Given the low annual mileage and clean history, a buyer should still commission an independent inspection of underside corrosion, brake caliper condition, and tyre sidewall ageing, as MOT passes at low mileage can mask perishing rubber and surface rust unseen during a brief test. The light use pattern means components may have aged through time rather than wear, warranting checks on fluid degradation and flexible hoses.