Exterior colour Power Red replaced by new exterior colour Lava Red
Exterior colour Carbon Flash replaced by new exterior colour Mineral Black
Exterior colour Asteroid Grey replaced by new exterior colour Cosmic Grey
5DR only - Energy models - exterior colour Royal Blue now available as an option
Tech Line, SRi Nav, Elite Nav and optional Navi 900 now get Android Auto smartphone interface as standard as well as Apple Carplay smartphone interface
Design & Tech Line models - Clarification that 16" alloy wheels now standard fitment as capacity restriction lifted, 16" structure wheels remain available as a no cost option
All models USB & Aux in port replaced by 2.1 USB port, which provides quicker charging. Aux in port is no longer available.
SRi Nav & Elite Nav models now get colour coded shark fin aerial, code remains sam
All models - interior tailgate cover no longer two tone, it is now all Jet Black
Tech Line models & optional Navi 900 on Design & Energy models - instrument cluster with colour display replaced by instrument cluster with monochrome display
Elite models - Leather trim - piping on seat bolsters replaced with decorative stitching
Elite models - Leather seat pack introduced, this means that Elite models no longer get driver's & passenger's front seat cushion extensions or driver's & passenger's front seat tilt adjustment. Therefore, the seats no longer receive AGR certification
Elite models - optional Power Front Driver's Seat now only available in conjunction with Driver's & Passenger's Ergonomic Sport Seat Pack
All models - Griffin emblem & Ecotec wording no longer present on engine beauty cover.
SRi models - 18" alloy wheel with five twin spoke design introduced as an option, not available with 1.4 (100PS), 1.0 (105PS) & 1.6 (110PS) ecoFLEX engines
Elite models - new Driver's & Passenger's Ergonomic Sport Seat Pack introduced as an option, this adds seat tilt and front cushion extensions on both the front driver's and passenger's seats to achieve the AGR certification
Sports Tourer - Design & Tech Line models - full size 16” spare wheel introduced as an option - only available in conjunction with standard 16" alloy wheels or optional 16" structure wheels - not available with optional 17" alloy wheels
SRi models - optional Keyless Entry & Start no longer adds parking brake electrically operated. SRi models now retain parking brake mechanically operated
SRi & Elite models - optional Keyless Entry & Start door handles will move from grained buttons to chrome buttons and the buttons will only be available on the two front doors
Optional Towing Pack now available in conjunction with 1.4 Turbo (150PS) engine & automatic transmission
For MY17 all Astra models come with a Trailer Stability Programme integrated into the ESP system. Factory fit and Aftersales fit tow bars will now have the same maximum towing weights.
There are some new values for MY17 that are calculated based on sea level. Therefore, the following caveat applies: “The permitted trailer load applies up to the specified incline and up to an altitude of 1000 metres above sea level. The permissible gross train weight decreases by 10% for every 1000 metres of additional altitude.”
Read about the Astra 2016.5 Model Year Update