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Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch

2009 - The Vauxhall Astra is one of Britain’s most popular cars. Alongside the Focus, Fiesta and Corsa, it frequently tops the sales charts and has proven to be a much-loved favourite, with a strong and loya... read more

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch

1.7 ecoFLEX Design - Astras have been part of the UK’s furniture now since 1980, with this fifth-generation model launched in 2004. The substantially bigger, sixth-generation Astra is due to go on sale in late 2009, but f... read more

Vauxhall Astra 5-door hatch car reviews

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There are 11 consumer reviews on the Vauxhall Astra 5-door hatch, the 10 latest are displayed below.
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Joanne Wilson, England

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch 2001

Brilliant car, bought second hand but what a great buy, never had a problem with it, great on fuel and so easy to drive.

Submitted: 31/01/2010 20:37:10 | ID: 4496

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Wayne Tew, Yorkshire

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch 1.6 1998

I’ve only recently purchased this vehicle so haven’t done many miles, however, so far I find it a very good drive!

Submitted: 30/01/2010 10:33:44 | ID: 4483

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Mayur Pandya, London

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch 1.6 SXI 2006

Since the car was purchased (1yr old) from Monorep (Hayes, Middx) we have had non stop issues with it. 1st the horn was working intermittently and the Vauxhall dealer could not find a fault, until it completly stopped working! Then the emissions light came on and they replaced the temperature sensor. The car has been to the workshop about 5 times since we have had it. The emissions light has again come on and I have checked the fault code which is again pointing to the temperature sensor and now the dealer is saying that they want to charge us to run diagnostics and the repair / parts will be chargeable? I was also told that the work that is carried out has no warranty after the 3 year warranty has lapsed, meaning if work is done a day before the warranty has lapsed you have no come back if the fault re-occurs a day after. The irony is that when I spoke to the workshop manager said that he felt that the car coming back 5 times was not bad considering other Vauxhall’s that have had problems have come back a lot more. This is not very reasuring as a customer!

Submitted: 19/01/2010 12:47:44 | ID: 4336

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Dave Green, Durham

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch 1.3 CDTi 2008

A suprisingly good car, the 1.3 diesel engine with 6 speed gearbox is excellent and not at all under powered as reported by some owners of earlier Vauxhalls using this engine. Probably not the best (nor expected) motorway transport but a good value for money all-rounder.

Submitted: 02/01/2010 21:39:34 | ID: 4228

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Pete Jennings, Lancashire

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch 1.6 16v v.v.t club 2008

I had a 2001 Astra for 5 years - a club 1.6 8 valve. I’ve just got myself a 2008 club 1.6 16v . v.v.t. with more bhp and torque. But I find in 1st and 2nd gears it’s no faster than my previous car... a bit dissapointing really. But once you get the revs up it really shifts. I think it might be because of the low ratio gearbox. Anway, a smoother and tighter drive allround, better quality build in the cabin but not much storage room and a smaller boot than my earlier Astra. Overall a nice motor.

Submitted: 13/08/2009 08:44:06 | ID: 3403

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Lisa, England

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch Design 1.8i 2007

Great for fun driving. Handles beautifully and is very fast. I had 1.8i auto that flew like the wind, especially when hitting the sports button. Heavy on the fuel though, only 25mpg and that’s without touching the sports button!!! They lose value very rapidly. Mine was only 10months old when I bought it and I paid only 8k (list price around 16k!!) Didn’t keep it long as it had electrical problems. Took it to Vauxhall 3 times and every time they promised it was sorted but never was. On one occasion I allowed the dealer to keep the car over night and still they couldn’t fix it so I got rid. Even though I loved driving the car I would never buy a Vauxhall again because if dealers don’t know how to fix their own cars how can any other mechanic be expected to know. I guess sometimes you get what you pay for.

Submitted: 01/07/2008 14:28:35 | ID: 1618

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Jim, Cornwall

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch SXI 1.4 Twin Port 2007

This is my 4th Astra and they keep getting better. Bought ex-fleet at 9 months old for £7k. The drive on this model is a little harder but the handling is very good. My last was a 1.6 CD which I sold with 104K miles on, but this model is livlier although lacking power a little on hills. Engine is quiet but road and wind noise seems to be worse than earlier models. I would like to see a water temperature gauge fitted as was on previous models, though this seems to be more and more common on modern cars. A recent journey of 275 motorway non-stop miles returned 42 mpg (driver onlyon board). Road tax of £120 instead of previous £170 and better mpg means that my running costs should be lower. One big moan is the lack of front storage space, no drop down drawer as on my previous model, I believe to make space for more airbags which seem to be everywhere. Rear seats map storage is a plus as are brighter interior lights. Stereo is adequate but not a quality sound like Sony. Plus point is MP3 CD play and jack for MP3 player. Just as well as there is nowhere to store disks. I’m not keen on the ’plastic chrome trim’ to front and back of the car, already showing signs of pitting which is hard to correct. All in all a great car for the money which is why I give it 5 star rating.

Submitted: 08/05/2008 09:01:20 | ID: 1429

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Anthony Lenihan, London

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch Standard 1998

The Astra is the best car i have owned No trouble for 9 years...I service it every July the parts costs about £25 and that’s it for another year I’m 68 years and have been driving since I was 14 years old........

Submitted: 22/01/2008 09:37:19 | ID: 945

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Malik Raza, Yorkshire

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch 3000 2002

i tnk tht car is fi9

Submitted: 23/11/2007 09:15:53 | ID: 743

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Andrew, Oxfordshire

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch 1.6 Club

I’ve driven Astras for 15 years. My 2007 model 1.6 Club is the best yet. . Fabulous drive, refinement & quality.

Submitted: 26/10/2007 12:02:53 | ID: 371

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Adam, Cornwall

Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch

The Vauxhall Astra 1.9 CDTI is well equipped, economical, fast and has a good standard specification. As an all round package it is hard to beat.

Submitted: 24/07/2007 14:11:09 | ID: 6

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