2008 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Elite
Price: £2,275. Good value: £371 (14%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,646, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 3,822 priced Vauxhall Astra adverts on AskCar as of 4 November 2026.
AskCar lists 4,025 used Vauxhall Astra from 1,901 UK dealerships, as of 4 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Vauxhall
- Model: Astra
- Trim: Elite
- Version: 1.8 i 16v Elite Auto FWD Euro 4 5dr (138 bhp)
- Year: 2008
- Mileage: 73,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.8 litres, 138 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Beige
- CO2: 186 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2008 Vauxhall Astra Elite has covered 73,000 miles, around 14,300 fewer miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £2,275, it is advertised £371 below the AskCar estimate of £2,646. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 3,822 Vauxhall Astra cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 40 days ago. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Vicks Autos in Birmingham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 4 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £371 (14%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,646.
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 3,822 priced Vauxhall Astra adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.
A 2008 Vauxhall Astra with the 1.8 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,300: the median of the 13 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2008 Vauxhall Astra has been on sale for at least 40 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 25 September 2026 at £2,275. 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 4 November 2026: valid until 1 May 2027.
It failed its MOT on 1 May 2026 (nearside rear stop lamp(s) all not working; offside rear stop lamp(s) not working) and passed 1 day later, on 2 May 2026.
Advisories at the latest test: rear brake disc worn, but not excessively; oil leak, but not excessive.
Mileage at that test: 73,437 miles, which matches the advertised 73,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 14,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Vauxhall Astra on AskCar.
Similar cars
2 other 2008 Vauxhall Astra Elite 1.8 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,995 to £4,790, as of 4 November 2026.
The 2 closest to this car in mileage:
- 2008 Vauxhall Astra Elite, 1.8 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 80,000 miles. Price: £1,995, £280 less than this car. Dealer: Triple A Motoring in Ealing. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/vauxhall-astra-2008-5c0e94503ee0
- 2008 Vauxhall Astra Elite, 1.8 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 21,000 miles. Price: £4,790, £2,515 more than this car. Dealer: Manton Car Sales in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/vauxhall-astra-2008-9f0c6b8c6a39
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Photos
29 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 4 November 2026, AskCar lists 592,552 cars and vans from 12,964 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.