Vauxhall Astra
2003 mileage, in context.
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The UK mileage picture
Kilometres · miles alongsideUK observations: 2023 · Cohort year: 2003.
In 2023 UK MOT tests, a 2003 Vauxhall Astra typically showed about 160,533 km (99,751 mi) on the odometer; the middle 80% of readings fell between 88,969 and 264,258 km. Based on 11,975 readings in the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset (Open Government Licence v3.0).
How the 2003 Vauxhall Astra compares
This page's median is 21% lower than the median of medians for the other 2003 models on OdoTrace (203,041 km, n = 16); this comparison set is not the UK fleet. This page's readings are spread more widely: the 10th to 90th percentile range is 109% of the median, against 92% for the other 2003 models on OdoTrace (n = 16). For the same year, Lithuanian inspections show a higher median, 269,478 km (n = 1,043), against 160,533 km in the UK tests. These are separate samples and the Lithuanian observation dates are not provided, so the figures are not combined.
This historical band is not a current-year estimate. Cars have aged since 2023; repeated tests may count the same vehicle more than once.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test results 2023. Aggregate generated: .
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Enter the odometer reading from a listing to see where it falls for the 2003 Vauxhall Astra.
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A low reading is a reason to investigate, not proof of a rollback.
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Lithuanian fleet: typical mileage
Home market data. Odometer distribution from Lithuanian technical inspections (TRANSEKSTA), using each car's latest reading. Kilometres. Computed from Opel-badged equivalents in the Lithuanian fleet; Vauxhall is the UK badge of the same model.
Cohort year: 2003. Latest reading per vehicle; observation dates are not provided in this aggregate. This is a different sample from the UK inspection readings. Aggregate generated: .
Based on N = 1,043 Lithuanian vehicles. Lietuvos techninės apžiūros įmonių asociacija TRANSEKSTA via data.gov.lt, CC BY 4.0.
At initial technical inspection, 65.7% of 2003 Vauxhall Astra cars failed first time (4,092 inspections). Source: TRANSEKSTA technical inspection open data (data.gov.lt dataset 2721).
Finnish fleet: typical mileage
Finnish vehicle-register data (Traficom): the last odometer reading recorded for passenger cars in traffic use in Finland, by year of first use. There is no reading date, only cars still in use are counted, and used imports are included. Kilometres. Computed from Opel-badged equivalents in the Finnish fleet; Vauxhall is the UK badge of the same model.
Cohort year: 2003. Register extract: 30 Jun 2026. The newest first-use years are left out because most of those cars have not yet had an inspection.
The dates differ: the Finnish value is the last reading in a register extract of 2026, while the UK figures are readings from 2023 tests, so cars of the same first-use year are several years older in the Finnish figure, which by itself adds tens of thousands of kilometres. A higher or lower Finnish figure does not show that Finnish cars are driven more or less.
Based on N = 1,050 Finnish vehicles. Percentiles computed by OdoTrace from the register records; not an official Traficom statistic. Source: Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, open vehicle data, CC BY 4.0.
What this is, and what it is not
These figures show an aggregate distribution for many 2003 Vauxhall Astra cars, computed from UK DVSA MOT odometer readings as a fleet proxy. The MOT dataset is anonymised and contains no VIN or personal data.
It is not a per-VIN history. It cannot tell you the mileage of one specific car or whether a particular odometer was wound back. Use it as a sanity check: a reading far below the typical band for the age is a clue worth investigating, not proof of anything on its own.
For one car, check its VIN to see decoded details and any available odometer records, including a Dutch RDW verdict when you add a number plate. For exactly how this band is computed and every source behind it, see the data methodology.
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