J29BOY - VAUXHALL ASTRA
MOT: ValidGB
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The Vauxhall Astra, often referred to simply as the Astra, is a popular compact car renowned for its practicality and reliability. Manufactured by Vauxhall Motors, a British subsidiary of Stellantis, the Astra has been a staple on UK roads since its initial launch in the early 1980s. The latest models, including those from 2015 onwards, showcase modern design, efficient engines, and advanced technology features. Known for its comfortable ride and versatile interior, the Astra appeals to a wide range of drivers seeking a dependable family or daily commuter vehicle. Its reputation is built on a history of quality engineering and innovation, making it a consistent choice in the competitive compact car segment.
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 23 MOT tests
A 2008 Vauxhall Astra, registration J29BOY, registered in June 2008, is finished in blue with a 1796cc petrol engine. It has CO2 emissions of 186 g/km. The vehicle is currently taxed and has a valid MOT until 2 February 2026, with the latest test conducted on 3 February 2025. The recorded mileage is 95,973 miles. The MOT advisories include wear on rear brake discs and pads, corrosion on rear coil springs, deterioration of the offside front anti-roll bar linkage dust cover, slight seepage from the power steering component, and corrosion on brake disc shields. An oil leak was noted but is not excessive. No major mechanical issues are indicated from the MOT.
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
23
Passed Tests
14
Failed Tests
9
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 03 February 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,973 mi
Expires: 02 February 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Items removed from driver's view prior to test Air freshener & Phone holder
- Advisory Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Coil spring corroded Nearside & Offside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Power steering component has slight seepage from a component (2.1.5 (a))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Nearside & Offside - Brake disc shields heavily corroded
Failed - 03 February 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,973 mi
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Items removed from driver's view prior to test Air freshener & Phone holder
- Advisory Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Coil spring corroded Nearside & Offside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Power steering component has slight seepage from a component (2.1.5 (a))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Nearside & Offside - Brake disc shields heavily corroded
Passed - 30 January 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 89,265 mi
Expires: 01 February 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated retaimg clip is missing no grease is visable (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded heavily corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both sides metal ferrules (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule metal ferrule on calliper (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Failed - 29 January 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 89,265 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Front Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- Major Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Front Upper Oil leaking excessively from engine oil leak from rocker cover gasket (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated retaimg clip is missing no grease is visable (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases front and middle exhaust clamp isnt fitted correctly rear exhaust system possibly too short (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded heavily corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front negative terminal is loose
- Advisory Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both sides metal ferrules (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule metal ferrule on calliper (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Passed - 02 February 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 86,165 mi
Expires: 01 February 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule osr/nsr (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Failed - 30 January 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 86,148 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule osr/nsr (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Passed - 21 January 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 80,710 mi
Expires: 28 January 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Failed - 20 January 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 80,702 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (4.7.2 (a))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Passed - 22 January 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 77,361 mi
Expires: 28 January 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 22 January 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 77,361 mi
Minor Defects:
- Minor Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 17 July 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 76,328 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))
- Major Exhaust system insecure centre pipe (6.1.2 (a))
- Major Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre pipe joint (6.1.2 (a))
- Major Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Window damaged and affecting the driver's view of an obligatory external mirror sharpe edges (3.2 (a) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 29 July 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,928 mi
Expires: 28 January 2021
Minor Defects:
- Minor Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Failed - 29 July 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,927 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a))
- Major Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Passed - 26 July 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 67,364 mi
Expires: 25 July 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory slight oil leak
Failed - 25 July 2018 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 67,364 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Dangerous Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
Major Defects:
- Major Front Headlamp aim too high both (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Major Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Window damaged and affecting the driver's view of an obligatory external mirror door mirror (3.2 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory slight oil leak
Passed - 16 June 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 63,217 mi
Expires: 15 July 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak
- Advisory nearside front coil spring slightly out of shape
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Advisory offside wing mirror glass cracked
Failed - 09 June 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 63,187 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak
- Advisory nearside front coil spring slightly out of shape
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Advisory offside wing mirror glass cracked
Passed - 16 July 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 56,804 mi
Expires: 15 July 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Passed - 09 June 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 46,307 mi
Expires: 04 July 2016
Passed - 04 July 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 39,068 mi
Expires: 04 July 2015
Passed - 02 July 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 33,315 mi
Expires: 04 July 2014
Passed - 05 July 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 27,392 mi
Expires: 04 July 2013
Passed - 31 May 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 22,877 mi
Expires: 04 June 2012
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for J29BOY?
The MOT expires on 02 February 2026.
What is the tax status of J29BOY?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 October 2025.
What are the specifications of J29BOY?
This is a 2008 VAUXHALL ASTRA in Blue. It runs on Petrol with a 1796cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of J29BOY?
This vehicle produces 186 g/km of CO2 emissions.