2008 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Design
Price: £2,495. Fair price: £84 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,579, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 3,797 priced Vauxhall Astra adverts on AskCar as of 14 November 2026.
AskCar lists 3,988 used Vauxhall Astra from 1,883 UK dealerships, as of 14 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Vauxhall
- Model: Astra
- Trim: Design
- Version: 1.8 i 16v Design Auto FWD Euro 4 5dr (138 bhp)
- Year: 2008
- Mileage: 73,881 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.8 litres, 138 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Silver
- CO2: 186 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
With 73,881 miles on the clock, this 2008 Vauxhall Astra Design has done roughly 13,200 fewer miles than a typical 2008 Vauxhall Astra. The AskCar estimate for this car is £2,579. It is priced at £2,495, which is £84 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 3,797 Vauxhall Astra cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is advertised by Sevenoaks Auto Village Sevenoaks AV in Tonbridge. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 14 November 2026.
Sevenoaks Auto Village Sevenoaks AV is rated 4.4 out of 5 on Google.
Price
Fair price: £84 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,579.
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 3,797 priced Vauxhall Astra adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 14 November 2026.
A 2008 Vauxhall Astra with the 1.8 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,400: the median of the 12 for sale on AskCar, as of 14 November 2026.
Time on sale
AskCar first saw this 2008 Vauxhall Astra advertised today.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 14 November 2026 at £2,495. 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 14 November 2026: valid until 19 January 2027.
It failed its MOT on 15 January 2026 (offside headlamp not working on main beam; front exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi; emissions unable to be completed) and passed later the same day.
Advisories at the latest test: oil leak, but not excessive.
Mileage at that test: 69,651 miles, which matches the advertised 73,881 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 13,200 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Vauxhall Astra on AskCar.
Similar cars
2 other 2008 Vauxhall Astra Design 1.8 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,850 to £3,295, as of 14 November 2026.
The 2 closest to this car in mileage:
- 2008 Vauxhall Astra Design, 1.8 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 102,324 miles. Price: £1,850, £645 less than this car. Dealer: Bluemoon Motors in London. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/vauxhall-astra-2008-0ad95a0dfa1f
- 2008 Vauxhall Astra Design, 1.8 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 36,000 miles. Price: £3,295, £800 more than this car. Dealer: Julian Motors in Carterton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/vauxhall-astra-2008-f595fd1d742f
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Photos
7 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
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