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SW57KMU
2008 VAUXHALL ASTRA
Colour: Grey
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1796cc
General Information
- Registration SW57KMU
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model ASTRA
- Year 2008
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1796cc
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22
Total Tests
16
Passes
6
Failures
72.73%
Pass Rate
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117 Total Defects Recorded
30 Jan 2026
Pass
Mileage: 72,750 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases front flexi deteriorated and slight blow from flexi and middle silencer (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi hose metal brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn axle mounting bush perished and worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge low on inside edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive corroded back of sill in arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi hose metal brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn axle mounting bush perished and worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive chassis near subframe (5.3.6 (a) (i))
29 Jan 2026
Fail
Mileage: 72,750 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi hose metal brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn axle mounting bush perished and worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge low on inside edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive corroded back of sill in arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi hose metal brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn axle mounting bush perished and worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive chassis near subframe (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases front flexi deteriorated and slight blow from flexi and middle silencer (6.1.2 (a))
27 Jan 2025
Pass
Mileage: 71,439 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule and rigid section corroded (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule and rigid section corroded (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases exhaust corroded and slight leak (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
1 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 70,538 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear 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 Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both sides (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases exhaust corroded (6.1.2 (a))
1 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 70,538 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear 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))
- Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both sides (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases exhaust corroded (6.1.2 (a))
3 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 68,852 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi hose metal pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi hose metal pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
28 Jan 2022
Pass
Mileage: 67,541 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material metal brake pipe part of hose pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material metal brake pipe part of hose pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
28 Jan 2022
Fail
Mileage: 67,541 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material metal brake pipe part of hose pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material metal brake pipe part of hose pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
2 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 66,050 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi metal brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi metal brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
2 Feb 2021
Fail
Mileage: 66,050 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear silencer holed and going to snap from pipe (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi metal brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi metal brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
28 Jan 2020
Pass
Mileage: 64,958 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases silencer corroded and slightly blowing (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi metal pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front 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 Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi metal pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
28 Jan 2020
Fail
Mileage: 64,958 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases silencer corroded and slightly blowing (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi metal pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front 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 Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flexi metal pipe (1.1.11 (c))
1 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 63,818 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn around inner and outer edges but also deteriorated and splitting - 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre deteriorated and splitting around inner and outer edges of tyre - 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn around inner and outer edges but also deteriorated and splitting - 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre deteriorated and splitting around inner and outer edges of tyre - 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
1 Feb 2019
Fail
Mileage: 63,818 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn around inner and outer edges but also deteriorated and splitting - 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre deteriorated and splitting around inner and outer edges of tyre - 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn around inner and outer edges but also deteriorated and splitting - 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre deteriorated and splitting around inner and outer edges of tyre - 205/55/16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
9 Jan 2018
Pass
Mileage: 62,236 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- all tyres cracking
17 Jan 2017
Pass
Mileage: 59,775 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2018 9 Jun 202626 Jan 2016
Pass
Mileage: 53,864 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2017 9 Jun 202627 Jan 2015
Pass
Mileage: 44,313 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2016 9 Jun 202628 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 33,183 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2015Advisory 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)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
29 Jan 2013
Pass
Mileage: 22,155 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
1 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 12,382 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2013 9 Jun 20265 Jan 2011
Pass
Mileage: 5,455 MI
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SW57KMU was registered on 2008-02-04
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