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DF03YBU
2003 VAUXHALL ASTRA
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1598cc
General Information
- Registration DF03YBU
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model ASTRA
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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- Expires 08 Dec 2026
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MOT History 28 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
28
Total Tests
20
Passes
8
Failures
71.43%
Pass Rate
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123 Total Defects Recorded
9 Dec 2025
Pass
Mileage: 72,923 MI
Expiry date: 8 Dec 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
20 Jun 2025
Fail
Mileage: 71,033 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords inner sidewall perished (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear box (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear park brake low
- Windscreen wiper blade defective n/s and o/s (3.4 (b) (i))
21 Jun 2024
Pass
Mileage: 66,096 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jun 2025 21 Jun 202613 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 58,127 MI
Expiry date: 12 Jun 2024 21 Jun 202612 Jun 2023
Fail
Mileage: 58,127 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases BACK BOX (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Rear Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
5 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 58,016 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slightly perished cracks in side walls 185/65 r15 88h (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play drop arm link (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front head lamp lens cloudy
- Central Rear Exhaust silencer slightly loose rubber mounting missing (8.1.1 (b) (i))
5 Jul 2022
Fail
Mileage: 58,016 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front head lamp lens cloudy
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slightly perished cracks in side walls 185/65 r15 88h (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Central Rear Exhaust silencer slightly loose rubber mounting missing (8.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play drop arm link (5.3.4 (a) (i))
14 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 57,809 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jul 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing o/s/f and both rear light perishing in treads (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside handbrake recording lower effort
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
14 Jul 2021
Fail
Mileage: 57,809 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside handbrake recording lower effort
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing o/s/f and both rear light perishing in treads (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
24 Jul 2020
Pass
Mileage: 57,651 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jul 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside handbrake lower effort
24 Jul 2020
Fail
Mileage: 57,651 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside handbrake lower effort
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
30 Apr 2019
Pass
Mileage: 56,883 MI
Expiry date: 12 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords outer sidewall (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
9 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 55,518 MI
Expiry date: 12 May 2019 21 Jun 20269 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 55,518 MI
21 Jun 20264 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 53,658 MI
Expiry date: 12 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Rear Exhaust Mount Missing
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
3 May 2017
Fail
Mileage: 53,658 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
- Rear Exhaust Mount Missing
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
10 May 2016
Pass
Mileage: 51,692 MI
Expiry date: 12 May 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- rear exhaust corroded
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
5 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 49,618 MI
Expiry date: 12 May 2016 21 Jun 202613 May 2014
Pass
Mileage: 47,594 MI
Expiry date: 12 May 2015 21 Jun 20269 May 2013
Pass
Mileage: 44,589 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2014 21 Jun 20262 May 2012
Pass
Mileage: 40,059 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2013 21 Jun 202610 May 2011
Pass
Mileage: 35,369 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
21 Apr 2010
Pass
Mileage: 30,217 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2011 21 Jun 202621 Apr 2010
Fail
Mileage: 30,217 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
22 Apr 2009
Pass
Mileage: 25,761 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
17 Apr 2008
Pass
Mileage: 20,527 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
24 Apr 2007
Pass
Mileage: 15,384 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2008 21 Jun 20269 May 2006
Pass
Mileage: 11,181 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2007Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
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DF03YBU was registered on 2003-07-26
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