2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK1.8L Petrol

The latest MOT history shows a pass on 8 September 2025 at 65,616 miles with no defects recorded, so the car holds a clean, current roadworthiness certificate. The preceding test on 4 September 2025 failed, also with no defects listed, which usually points to a non-mechanical issue such as a documentation error or a minor problem rectified before the retest. Looked at as a whole, the maintenance trend is stable and consistently clean; every annual test from September 2022 through September 2025 passed without a single advisory. The recorded mileage sits at 65,616 on a 2012 vehicle, giving roughly 4,687 miles per year, which is genuinely low for a car of this age. More telling is the steady accumulation between tests: 59,375 miles in September 2022, then 62,107 in 2023, 63,766 in 2024, and 65,616 in 2025. That works out to roughly 3,000 to 4,000 miles annually with no sudden jumps or long periods of standing, so the car appears to have been used regularly but lightly rather than parked up for months at a time. Because the MOT record is so clean, you are buying on the strength of a good paper history. Still, on a fourteen-year-old convertible, a physical inspection matters. Check the front and rear suspension bushes and coil springs for cracking or perishing, and listen for knocks over speed bumps. The brake discs and pads should be examined for lipping and uneven wear, and the calipers checked for binding, especially if the car has done mostly short journeys. Finally, look for corrosion around the sill seams, jacking points, and subframe mounts; the MOT test only covers areas visible without dismantling, so surface rust in hidden spots can go unrecorded until it becomes structural.