2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Life
Price: £1,995. Good value: £316 (13%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,311, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 3,804 priced Vauxhall Astra adverts on AskCar as of 2 November 2026.
AskCar lists 4,017 used Vauxhall Astra from 1,907 UK dealerships, as of 2 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Vauxhall
- Model: Astra
- Trim: Life
- Version: 1.8 i 16v Life Auto FWD Euro 4 5dr (123 bhp)
- Year: 2005
- Mileage: 70,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.8 litres, 123 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Grey
- CO2: 197 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2005 Vauxhall Astra Life is advertised with 70,000 miles on the clock. The AskCar estimate for this car is £2,311. It is priced at £1,995, which is £316 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 3,804 Vauxhall Astra cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 5 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is for sale at Hodge Hill Motors in Birmingham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £316 (13%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,311.
The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.
It draws on 3,804 priced Vauxhall Astra adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.
Time on sale
AskCar first saw this 2005 Vauxhall Astra advertised 5 days ago.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 28 October 2026 at £1,995. Its asking price has not changed.
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 20 October 2027.
It has had 29 MOTs. The latest, on 21 October 2026, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: offside rear coil spring corroded; rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; play in steering rack inner joint(s).
Mileage at that test: 69,968 miles, which matches the advertised 70,000 miles.
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Photos
66 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
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