For The Astra looks great inside and out, and its cabin is built from high-quality plastics. It’s brilliant at shutting out road noise, too, and the ride is superb.

Against It’s expensive to buy and lease, and doesn’t hold its value well. The steering is vague.

Vauxhall Astra Hatchback

What Car? says

3 out of 5 stars

The classy, spacious cabin is a real highlight, but the Astra falls short of the best small family hatchbacks in too many other areas.

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There are 41 Vauxhall Astra versions available

Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4 87 Expression 5dr £12,995
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4 100 ES 5dr £16,135
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4 87 Exclusiv 5dr £16,670
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4 100 Exclusiv 5dr £17,015
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4 100 Excite 5dr £17,435
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6 Exclusiv 5dr £17,810
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6 Excite 5dr £17,905
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX ES 5dr £17,980
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX ES S/S 5dr £18,325
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX ES 5dr £18,385
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4 100 SRi 5dr £18,635
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 5dr £18,700
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6T ES Tech 5dr £19,035
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Exclus S/S 5dr £19,045
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 5dr £19,105
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6 SRi 5dr £19,430
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 110 Excite 5dr £19,525
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 5dr £19,730
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 125 ES Tech 5dr £19,845
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4T SRi 5dr £20,090
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6 SE 5dr £20,100
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Excl' S/S 5dr £20,100
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6T SRi 5dr £20,695
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX Excl' S/S 5dr £20,725
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SRi 5dr £20,740
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4T SE 5dr £20,760
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SRi S/S 5dr £21,085
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6 Elite 5dr £21,125
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi 5dr £21,145
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE 5dr £21,150
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SE 5dr £21,555
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX SRi 5dr £21,770
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX SE 5dr £22,180
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 2.0 CDTi ecoFLEX SRi S/S 5dr £22,725
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 2.0 CDTi ecoFLEX SE S/S 5dr £23,135
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFL SRi VX-Line 5dr £23,165
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Elite 5dr £23,205
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 2.0 CDTi SRi auto 5dr £23,735 TBA
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 2.0 CDTi SE auto 5dr £24,145 TBA
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 2.0 CDTi ecoFLEX Elite S/S 5dr £24,160
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 2.0 CDTi Elite auto 5dr £25,170 TBA
Astra Our pick

Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4T Exclusiv 5dr

The 1.4T is our favourite engine in the Astra, and this is one of the cheapest model with it. Throw in a fine package of kit at a good prioce, and it's our favourite Astra.

What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
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Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

Owning an Astra shouldn't cost you the earth. Yes, list prices are high, but dealers will offer big discounts to prise business away from their competitors, and you'll get even larger savings from online brokers.

Fuel consumption figures are competitive for the class, and reasonable CO2 emissions (especially on Ecoflex models) mean that tax bills won't be too steep for company car drivers. Vauxhall's boffins have done lots of work to make low-speed crash damage simpler and cheaper to repair, and that also drives down insurance costs.

If you're wondering which Astra you should pick, the jury is still out – we haven't driven the full engine range yet. We will point you towards Exclusiv trim, though. It has the same air-conditioning, remote locking and electric front windows as the entry-level S model, but also adds cruise control, remote audio controls and ambient lighting. Bizarrely, though, it's actually cheaper than the equivalent S model. Go figure.

Reader test team says:

Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4T Exclusiv 5dr

I had this 11 plate vehicle for a couple of weeks…

Matthew Challenger

5 out of 5 stars

Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6T SRi 5dr

Having previously owned and driven larger cars I…

Stephen Anderson

5 out of 5 stars

Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 5dr

Having taken delivery of my company assigned Astra…

Rhod Morgan

3 out of 5 stars

Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.6 Exclusiv 5dr

Do not buy one of these cars, the petrol engines…

Matt Cook

1 out of 5 stars
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