Used car guide

2002 Vauxhall Astra: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 55% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%) Stands out: rigid brake pipes 2.2×, coil springs 1.9×, exhaust system 1.9× 14,110 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 50% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%) Stands out: rigid brake pipes 2.4×, shock absorbers 2.7×, coil springs 1.9× 3,115 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Vauxhall Astra compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023217Tyres 12%
20222,966Tyres 25%
202111,821Tyres 22%
202018,903Tyres 22%
201962,909Tyres 26%
201889,577Tyres 30%
2017137,261Tyres 32%
2016167,049Tyres 33%
2015140,327Tyres 34%
2014154,957Tyres 35%
2013171,024Tyres 36%
2012150,456Tyres 36%
2011131,828Tyres 37%
2010147,017Suspension 41%
2009109,313Suspension 48%
2008110,932Suspension 49%
2007109,840Suspension 50%
200668,175Suspension 53%
200545,866Suspension 52%
200424,837Brakes 49%
200322,533Brakes 51%
20019,770Brakes 51%
20005,239Brakes 51%
19993,204Brakes 47%
19981,654Brakes 44%
19971,588Suspension 44%
1996877Suspension 47%
19951,013Suspension 42%
1994666Suspension 37%
1993501Suspension 33%
1992233Suspension 24%
1991321Brakes 21%
1990348Suspension 18%
1989–Too few tests
1988–Too few tests
1987–Too few tests
1986–Too few tests
1985–Too few tests
1984–Too few tests
1983–Too few tests
1982–Too few tests
1981–Too few tests