Vauxhall Astra J bulb types

Dipped: H7 · Main: H7 · Indicators: PSY24W · Brake/tail: P21/5W

2009–2015. UK specification. Halogen base spec unless a row says otherwise — cars with factory xenon or LED headlamps use sealed units for those positions.

Vauxhall Astra J

2009–2015 · bulbsAll 10 verified

Dip beam (low)H7Verified55W (477)
Main beam (high)H7VerifiedOften listed as H1 elsewhere — Astra J is twin H7 (H1 was Astra H)
Front fogH11VerifiedFacelift MY13+; pre-facelift MY10–12 uses H10. If fitted
Sidelight / DRLW21/5WVerifiedOften listed as W5W elsewhere — sidelight/DRL bulb (580)
Front indicatorPSY24WVerifiedOften listed as PY21W elsewhere — headlamp-integrated amber indicator per owners club lists; TecDoc catalogues list PY21W
Rear indicatorW16WVerifiedvxoc/diagnostics lists and onlinecarparts (Bosch W16W 'Rear') agree on W16W; cluster has amber lens so clear bulb is right. birnen-typ WY21W treated as outlier. UK code 955. GTC/estate not separately confirmed.
Brake / tailP21/5WVerifiedMost-listed; W21/5W wedge on some cluster designs
ReverseH21WVerifiedOften listed as P21W elsewhere — BAY9s single filament (435)
Rear fogH21WVerifiedOften listed as P21W elsewhere — BAY9s (435)
Number plateW5WVerifiedTwo bulbs (501)

Sources · last checked 4 Sept 2026

Two independent sources agree: diagnostics.org.uk Astra J bulb list; vxoc.org.uk bulb list; autobeam.co.uk (Dip beam (low))
Two independent sources agree: diagnostics.org.uk Astra J bulb list; vxoc.org.uk bulb list (Main beam (high), Front fog, Sidelight / DRL, Front indicator, Rear fog, Number plate)
Two independent sources agree: vxoc.org.uk Astra J bulb list; onlinecarparts.co.uk Astra J indicator bulbs (Rear indicator)
Two independent sources agree: autodoc.co.uk Astra J stop light; onlinecarparts.co.uk (Brake / tail)
Two independent sources agree: onlinecarparts.co.uk Astra J reverse; diagnostics.org.uk bulb list (Reverse)

Checked by FitsMyCar against the sources above · how we check

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Can you fit LED bulbs to the Astra J?

This car has halogen headlamps. In the UK, a halogen headlamp unit on a car first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to LED or HID bulbs: the MOT inspection manual (§4.1.4) treats a converted unit as a fail, however bright or well aimed it is. “Retrofit LED H7” bulbs sold for these cars are for off-road use. Halogen upgrade bulbs (+150% and similar) are legal because the unit is unchanged. Sidelights, indicators and number-plate LEDs are a separate question — E-marked LED versions of those are road legal.

Source: MOT inspection manual, section 4 — lamps ↗. Headlamp technology recorded as halogen — how we check.

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