557,150 on UK roads in 2025-56,015 vs 2024
On the road
557k
557,150 licensed
Change vs 2024
-9.1%
-56,015 cars
New in 2025
3,749
first-time registrations
Electrified
0.7%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Vauxhall ASTRA is one of the most common cars on UK roads, with 557,150 licensed in 2025 - down 9.1% on 2024. 3,749 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (71%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the 2010-2014 era.
Licensed Vauxhall ASTRA cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Vauxhall ASTRA on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Vauxhall Astra holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 716,192 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
72.1%
716,192 MOT tests in 2025 · 571,743 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
72.5%
2023
72%
2024
72.4%
2025
72.1%
▼ 0.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Vauxhall Astra is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 689,819 cars tracked across years
40.1%
low · <5k
55%
avg · 5-15k
4.9%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,611-8,838 miles a year (median 5,922).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 80,865 → 84,023 → 86,843 → 89,474
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
400,765 tests
72.5%
Diesel
170,891 tests
71.3%
A 2025 Vauxhall Astra passes first time 72.1% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,751 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 87.7% of low-mileage cars pass versus 63.7% past 120k.
Of 159,405 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Vauxhall ASTRA, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
