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2006 VAUXHALL ASTRA
General Information
- Registration SW55ECC
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model ASTRA
- Year 2006
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1796cc
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- Expires 28 Nov 2026
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
18 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 108,787 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- under body and engine covers fitted
- Offside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
5 Nov 2025
Fail
Mileage: 108,649 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper corroded but not seriously weakened seized (1.1.16 (d) (i))
- under body and engine covers fitted
- Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
15 Nov 2024
Pass
Mileage: 103,842 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material greased (1.1.11 (c))
- under body and engine covers fitted
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
14 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 98,652 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material greased (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective frosting (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective frosting (4.1.1 (b) (i))
26 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 93,697 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- under body and engine covers fitted
- rear bump stops split
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output lens frosted (4.1.4 (b))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
23 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 88,036 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- under body and engine covers fitted
- exhaust flexi joint
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper slightly damaged but function not impaired pivot sticking (1.1.16 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm 195/65/15 (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated weep-ing (6.1.7 (g) (i))
23 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 82,873 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material greased (1.1.11 (c))
13 Nov 2019
Pass
Mileage: 77,017 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- under body and engine covers fitted
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Windscreen wiper blade defective smearing (3.4 (b) (i))
- Headlamp lens slightly defective lens frosting (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
22 Nov 2018
Pass
Mileage: 71,380 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroding (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- under body and engine covers fitted
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
13 Nov 2017
Pass
Mileage: 68,896 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- under body and engine covers fitted
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm 195/65/15 (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
23 Nov 2016
Pass
Mileage: 63,003 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened rear brake surfaces corroding (3.5.1i)
- under body and engine covers fitted
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
21 Nov 2016
Fail
Mileage: 62,972 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- under body and engine covers fitted
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened rear brake surfaces corroding (3.5.1i)
- Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
13 Nov 2015
Pass
Mileage: 58,097 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- underbody and engine covers fitted
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- steering rack inner joints worn slighty
24 Nov 2014
Pass
Mileage: 53,576 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
11 Nov 2013
Pass
Mileage: 47,854 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
19 Nov 2012
Pass
Mileage: 42,870 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2013 11 Jun 202614 Nov 2012
Fail
Mileage: 42,789 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a)
1 Nov 2011
Pass
Mileage: 36,527 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2012 11 Jun 202629 Nov 2010
Pass
Mileage: 30,634 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2011 11 Jun 202629 Nov 2010
Fail
Mileage: 30,634 MI
11 Jun 202628 Jul 2009
Pass
Mileage: 23,160 MI
Expiry date: 27 Jul 2010 11 Jun 20269 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 20,725 MI
Expiry date: 8 Dec 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
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SW55ECC was registered on 2006-01-20
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