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2012 VAUXHALL ASTRA
General Information
- Registration SC12MFA
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model ASTRA
- Year 2012
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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- Expires 19 Jun 2026
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MOT History 21 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
9 Jun 2025
Pass
Mileage: 79,648 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jun 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
9 Jun 2025
Fail
Mileage: 79,643 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2155017 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2155017 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front daytime running lamp out
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
10 Jun 2024
Pass
Mileage: 73,489 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jun 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- leak at washer bottle
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2155017 3.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
10 Jun 2024
Fail
Mileage: 73,489 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Emissions unable to be completed exhaust leak (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- rear wiper defective
- leak at washer bottle
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2155017 3.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
20 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 68,193 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jun 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
19 Jun 2023
Fail
Mileage: 68,193 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b)) Repair immediately
- Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner and outer surfaces corroded and scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front DRL inoperative
27 May 2022
Pass
Mileage: 62,007 MI
Expiry date: 7 Jun 2023 11 Jun 202627 May 2022
Fail
Mileage: 62,007 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a))
24 May 2021
Pass
Mileage: 55,727 MI
Expiry date: 7 Jun 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
24 May 2021
Fail
Mileage: 55,727 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
8 Jun 2020
Pass
Mileage: 49,284 MI
Expiry date: 7 Jun 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Fluid leak, but not excessive coolant leak from housing (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2155017 (5.2.3 (e))
8 Jun 2020
Fail
Mileage: 49,284 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements deteriorated (0.1 (d)) Repair immediately
- Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Fluid leak, but not excessive coolant leak from housing (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- nearside DRL inop
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2155017 (5.2.3 (e))
13 Apr 2019
Pass
Mileage: 42,383 MI
Expiry date: 15 Oct 2020 11 Jun 202613 Apr 2019
Fail
Mileage: 42,383 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2155017 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
13 Apr 2019
Fail
Mileage: 42,383 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2155017 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
16 Apr 2018
Pass
Mileage: 36,346 MI
Expiry date: 15 Apr 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
27 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 33,227 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jun 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2155017 (4.1.E.1)
24 Jun 2017
Fail
Mileage: 33,219 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
28 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 27,105 MI
Expiry date: 27 Apr 2017 11 Jun 202625 Apr 2016
Fail
Mileage: 27,105 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Slight blow from exhaust flexi pipe.
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened discoloured (3.5.1i)
- Both front brake discs worn.
11 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 23,461 MI
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SC12MFA was registered on 2012-07-13
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