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2008 VAUXHALL ASTRA
General Information
- Registration CF08FRC
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model ASTRA
- Year 2008
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1248cc
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- Expires 05 May 2027
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
6 May 2026
Pass
Mileage: 145,971 MI
Expiry date: 5 May 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
29 Apr 2026
Fail
Mileage: 145,962 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
23 Apr 2025
Pass
Mileage: 144,267 MI
Expiry date: 22 Apr 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs pitted (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- general underbody corrosion including front subframe, rear axle and varoius suspension components
- Oil leak, but not excessive various (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracked/perished 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking/perishing 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking/perishing 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracked/perished 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various (1.1.11 (c))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
16 Apr 2025
Fail
Mileage: 144,267 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking/perishing 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- general underbody corrosion including front subframe, rear axle and varoius suspension components
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs scored and lipped (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive various (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracked/perished 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking/perishing 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracked/perished 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs pitted (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various (1.1.11 (c))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))
19 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 144,195 MI
Expiry date: 18 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin 2-3mm left (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs scored and lipped (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive various (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking/ perished in tread 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing inside edge 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing outside side wall slightly damaged and also cracking/perished in tread 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs scored and lipped (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- general underbody corrosion including front subframe and rear axle and various suspension components
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
19 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 144,195 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play inner track rod not track rod end (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs scored and lipped (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing outside side wall slightly damaged and also cracking/perished in tread 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive various (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs scored and lipped (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking/ perished in tread 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- general underbody corrosion including front subframe and rear axle and various suspension components
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing inside edge 205/55 16 (5.2.3 (e))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin 2-3mm left (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
21 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 139,516 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
18 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 134,255 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has slight play tie rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))
20 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 128,466 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
25 Apr 2019
Pass
Mileage: 118,043 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2020 16 Jun 20265 Apr 2018
Pass
Mileage: 108,213 MI
Expiry date: 4 Apr 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge - tyre generally in poor condition (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge - tyre generally in poor condition (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
31 Jan 2017
Pass
Mileage: 98,335 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jan 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit worn smooth on inner edge - RECOMMEND REPLACE (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
30 Jan 2017
Fail
Mileage: 98,331 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Battery insecure (1.9.1)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit worn smooth on inner edge - RECOMMEND REPLACE (4.1.E.1)
- Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid close to minimum level (3.6.G.1b)
1 Feb 2016
Pass
Mileage: 92,265 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jan 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
- N/s/front ABS wire insecure
1 Feb 2016
Fail
Mileage: 92,261 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
- N/s/front ABS wire insecure
29 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 82,738 MI
Expiry date: 28 Dec 2015 16 Jun 202629 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 61,478 MI
Expiry date: 3 Feb 2015 16 Jun 20264 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 33,703 MI
Expiry date: 3 Feb 2014 16 Jun 20266 Jul 2012
Pass
Mileage: 31,660 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jul 2013 16 Jun 20266 Jul 2012
Fail
Mileage: 31,660 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
14 Jun 2011
Pass
Mileage: 26,304 MI
Expiry date: 13 Jun 2012 16 Jun 202614 Jun 2011
Fail
Mileage: 26,304 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Inner Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Inner Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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CF08FRC was registered on 2008-08-08
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