free car check
2008 VAUXHALL ASTRA
General Information
- Registration AM08NGY
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model ASTRA
- Year 2008
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1686cc
- Insurance Costs 💰 Check Costs
-
🔓 More details available
Get comprehensive vehicle details, specification, MOT insights, ULEZ & CAZ compliance and more for free
Tax & MOT
- TAX
- MOT Expired
- Expired 08 Apr 2025
- View Full MOT History
🔐 Premium Checks
Don't Buy Blind - Know Everything About This Vehicle
Our comprehensive vehicle check reveals hidden problems that could cost you thousands. From outstanding finance to accident damage, we check over 50 attributes to give you complete peace of mind before you buy.
MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
9 Apr 2024
Pass
Mileage: 210,329 MI
Expiry date: 8 Apr 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))
- Rear tyres slight wear inner and small cuts over tread no cords/ply exposed at time
- Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both heavily corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside wing mirror cover heavily taped up
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Front shock absorbers slight corrosion
- Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))
27 Jan 2023
Pass
Mileage: 205,533 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users under heavy acceleration (8.2.2.2 (c))
- offside front and both rear shock absorber casing corroded
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases joint (6.1.2 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside wing mirror cover been taped
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords small cuts over tread (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Nearside Front steering inner tie-rod play
- Coolant leak hose ()
17 Jan 2023
Fail
Mileage: 205,523 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords ply exposed marked in yellow (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps both (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury wing mirror back cover missing (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords ply exposed marked in yellow (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front steering inner tie-rod play
- offside front and both rear shock absorber casing corroded
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases joint (6.1.2 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords small cuts over tread (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement advise replace (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users under heavy acceleration (8.2.2.2 (c))
- Coolant leak hose ()
11 Jan 2022
Pass
Mileage: 200,267 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jan 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced chassis rail (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Rear axle bushes worn
- Offside Rear shock absorber corroded
- Offside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced chassis rail (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside mirror damaged and casing missing
- Nearside Rear shock absorbers corroded
- Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))
11 Jan 2022
Fail
Mileage: 200,267 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear shock absorber corroded
- Nearside Rear shock absorbers corroded
- Nearside mirror damaged and casing missing
- Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced chassis rail (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Rear axle bushes worn
- Offside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced chassis rail (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))
7 Jan 2021
Pass
Mileage: 193,861 MI
Expiry date: 6 Jan 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Coolant leak ()
- Offside Front shock absorber casing corroded
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Shock absorbers casings corroded
- Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement nearside and offside advise replace (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute advise repair (4.4.4 (a))
4 Jan 2020
Pass
Mileage: 187,561 MI
Expiry date: 3 Jan 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Tyres small cuts of tread no cords/ply exposed at time.
- Nearside wing mirror cover missing been taped
- Rear Brakes slight imbalance nearside slight lag
- Oil leak, but not excessive seep sump plug area (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside front and both rear shock absorber casing corroded
- Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement nearside and offside advise replace (5.3.4 (a) (i))
12 Nov 2018
Pass
Mileage: 180,787 MI
Expiry date: 19 Nov 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside wing mirror back cover missing been taped
- Rear both Shock absorber casing corroded
- Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both advise replace (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake slight bind wen rotated by hand
- Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))
9 Nov 2018
Fail
Mileage: 180,762 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake slight bind wen rotated by hand
- Rear both Shock absorber casing corroded
- Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both advise replace (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside wing mirror back cover missing been taped
- Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))
20 Nov 2017
Pass
Mileage: 174,630 MI
Expiry date: 19 Nov 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front tyres wearing bald edges.
- oil seep from sump plug advise repair.
- brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened poor condition advise replace with pads (3.5.1i)
- Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both worn advise replace offside (2.4.G.2)
- Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing both (2.7.2a)
- Nearside Front wing mirror back cover missing advise replace been taped up
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin on limit strong advise replace (3.5.1g)
17 Nov 2016
Pass
Mileage: 163,714 MI
Expiry date: 19 Nov 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
- Offside Rear sub frame bush slight wear
- Nearside wing mirror cover missing been taped
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
17 Nov 2016
Fail
Mileage: 163,713 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed cuts (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Direction indicator not working intermittent and flashes to quick suspect bulb holder (1.4.A.2c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
- Offside Rear sub frame bush slight wear
- Nearside wing mirror cover missing been taped
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
20 Nov 2015
Pass
Mileage: 153,962 MI
Expiry date: 19 Nov 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside wing mirror back cover missing been taped up
- Nearside Rear tyre outer sidewall small tear ,surface perishing on 3mm wear inner edge
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
18 Feb 2014
Pass
Mileage: 142,133 MI
Expiry date: 7 Mar 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
8 Mar 2013
Pass
Mileage: 121,843 MI
Expiry date: 7 Mar 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
8 Mar 2012
Pass
Mileage: 83,946 MI
Expiry date: 7 Mar 2013 15 Jun 20262 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 55,221 MI
Expiry date: 1 Feb 2012 15 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
AM08NGY was registered on 2008-03-19
Vehicle tax rates are based on engine size or fuel type and CO2 emissions. It also depends on when the vehicle was registered. Enter your reg on motorscan to find out how much it would cost to tax this vehicle
We can provide you with a free vehicle check, just enter your reg above to find out your vehicle's specifications, export history, MOT history, road tax + more.