2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E3.0L Diesel

The 2009 Mercedes-Benz E presents as roadworthy following a clean pass on 13 November 2025 at 148,534 miles, with the maintenance trend stable across the recent record. The most recent three annual tests returned no defects, indicating the vehicle entered its seventeenth year in sound mechanical condition. Prior to this stable period, the car failed twice on the same day, 3 October 2023, at 142,460 miles, though the tester logged no defects on either attempt, suggesting administrative or presentation issues rather than a fault-driven failure. A further failure on 9 November 2024 at 143,863 miles also carried no recorded defects before a pass twenty days later at 143,882 miles. The odometer shows 148,534 miles against an age of roughly seventeen years, equating to about 8,737 miles per year, which is typical for a vehicle of this class and period. Mileage accumulation has been gentle: only 1,074 miles were added between the October 2023 test and the November 2024 pass, and just 4,652 miles across the full thirteen-month span to the November 2025 test. The MOT history is sparse on detail, with no advisories or component-specific notes across any entry, so the records give little insight into wear on consumables or hidden corrosion. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the car's age and the absence of any advisory data in the record. The repeated no-defect failures in 2023 and 2024 warrant verification that the DVSA entries reflect genuine test outcomes rather than clerical anomalies. Structural integrity and underbody corrosion should be physically checked, as a clean MOT at this mileage does not confirm freedom from rust in hidden sills or subframes.