For The Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer looks great inside and out, and its cabin is built from high-quality plastics. It’s practical, too, and the ride is very comfortable.

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

Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer
33 5stars

The classy, spacious cabin is a real highlight, but the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer falls short of the best small family estates in key areas.

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There are 20 Vauxhall Astra versions available

Sports Tourer 1.4 100 ES 5dr £17,275
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4 100 Exclusiv 5dr £18,155
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.6 Exclusiv 5dr £18,835
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX ES S/S 5dr £18,995
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX ES 5dr £19,400
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Excl' S/S 5dr £19,715
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 5dr £20,120
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.6 SRi 5dr £20,455
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 5dr £20,745
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.6 SE 5dr £21,125
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SRi S/S 5dr £21,755
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi 5dr £22,160
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE S/S 5dr £22,165
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SE 5dr £22,570
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX SRi 5dr £22,785
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX SE 5dr £23,195
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX SRi S/S 5dr £23,740
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX SE S/S 5dr £24,150
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto 5dr £24,760 TBA
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 165 SE auto 5dr £25,170 TBA

Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

The Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer is sleek and stylish, but it’s practical, too. Boot space is on a par with key rivals like the Ford Focus and VW Golf estate and, if you configure it for the maximum load space, there’s more than you’ll find in an Insignia Sports Tourer.

There’s a handy storage space beneath the boot floor, too, and also the option of a luggage compartment liner and a ‘FlexOrganiser’ system that allows you to customise the boot space with nets and foldaway dividers.

Choose your trim level carefully – SRi versions have firmer suspension that makes the Sport Tourer sharper and more enjoyable to drive, yet ride comfort is still excellent. Cheaper versions are also rather short on kit.

Private buyers have the reassurance of Vauxhall’s lifetime warranty and it shouldn’t take much haggling to knock a significant chunk off the list price. You’ll need a decent discount, too, because residual values aren’t likely to be particularly strong.

Reader test team says:

Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi SRi S/S 5dr

Unlike the previous reviewer I actually have driven the car over a sensible amount of time! I have owned the 2.0 SRI ST with Start Stop for 7 weeks…

Daniel Coote

5 out of 5 stars

Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX SE S/S 5dr

This Astra is in a different league to its predecessor - it makes me wonder what GM were thinking with their previous offerings. I drove a Zafira…

David James

3 out of 5 stars

Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer 1.6 SRi 5dr

The car drove well although the 1.6 litre petrol model seemed under powered to me - I am used to a 1.8 litre petrol car. One niggle on the automatic…

Peter Morris

3 out of 5 stars
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