2009 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Life
Price: £2,440. Good value: £493 (16%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,933, 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 (138 bhp)
- Year: 2009
- Mileage: 67,569 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.8 litres, 138 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Black
- CO2: 186 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2009 Vauxhall Astra Life has covered 67,569 miles, around 13,100 fewer miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £2,440, it is advertised £493 below the AskCar estimate of £2,933. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 3,804 Vauxhall Astra cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 86 days. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 13 August 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Harlington Motor Company in Hayes. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £493 (16%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,933.
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.
A 2009 Vauxhall Astra with the 1.8 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,500: the median of the 12 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2009 Vauxhall Astra has been on sale for at least 86 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 8 August 2026 at £2,440. 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: the latest record we hold ran out on 13 August 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.
It failed its MOT on 5 August 2025 (battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier) and passed later the same day.
Advisories at the latest test: brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened front & rear.
Mileage at that test: 64,377 miles, which matches the advertised 67,569 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 13,100 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2009 Vauxhall Astra on AskCar.
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Photos
35 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 2 November 2026, AskCar lists 586,270 cars and vans from 12,920 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.