The A is the Insignia built 2008–2017. The registration's age identifier is the quickest check: 08 to 67 plate. The V5C gives the first-registration date, and this generation's fitments apply from the first 2008 cars onwards up to the 2017 run-out.
Year
Plates issued
Generation
2008
08 / 58
Insignia A
2009
09 / 59
Insignia A
2010
10 / 60
Insignia A
2011
11 / 61
Insignia A
2012
12 / 62
Insignia A
2013
13 / 63
Insignia A
2014
14 / 64
Insignia A
2015
15 / 65
Insignia A
2016
16 / 66
Insignia A
2017
17 / 67
Insignia A
Bulbs
2008–2017 · bulbsAll 10 verified
Dip beam (low)H7VerifiedPre-facelift halogen H7. Facelift (2013/14+) halogen uses single HIR2 projector for dip+main (owners confirm on 15-reg). AFL+ bi-xenon: D1S pre-facelift, D3S facelift.
Main beam (high)H1VerifiedFacelift MY14 halogen uses HIR2 bi-halogen, one bulb for dip+main per handbook. Xenon: D1S pre-FL, D3S FL.
Front fogH10VerifiedBoth sources state H10 (12V 42W). Not fitted on base trims.
Sidelight / DRLW21/5WVerifiedUK code 580; combined sidelight/DRL in the halogen headlamp. Higher trims and xenon cars have LED DRL (non-replaceable).
Front indicatorPY21WVerifiedUK 581. Side repeater WY5W.
Rear indicatorPY21WVerifiedagmvision and Hella/Marelli rear lamp specs (onlinecarparts) list PY21W; owners forum lists 382. Facelift LED outer lamps also keep PY21W indicator.
Brake / tailP21WVerifiedBrake P21W (UK 382, forum stop/tail entry); separate tail is R10W on pre-FL halogen lamps (Hella spec, agmvision), LED tail on facelift. W21/5W and P21/5W listings are noise - no unit spec shows them.
ReverseW16WVerifiedUK code 921; in the inner bootlid lamp.
Rear fogH21WVerifiedOften listed as W21W: owners forum (435 H21W) and agmvision agree on H21W. Some inner elsewhere — lamp variants use a P21/4W fog/tail combo bulb per Marelli unit spec - check lamp before buying.
Number plateW5WVerifiedUK code 501. Owners forum and agmvision agree. Later/facelift cars may have factory LED units (non-replaceable).
RearN/ALikelyUK Insignia A hatchback has no rear wiper: wiperblades.co.uk hatch page lists front only (24in/18in), and the Bosch rear application (H301, 300mm/12in) is Sports Tourer estate only. HQ Automotive 500mm listing looks spurious. Evidence is by omission.
ConnectorHook (U)VerifiedFront: standard hook / J-hook. Rear uses a dedicated (specific-fit) rear arm connector.