2012 MERCEDES-BENZ E3.0L DIESEL

The vehicle maintains a roadworthy status, having passed its most recent MOT test on 19 December 2025 at 84,025 miles. The maintenance trend appears stable, though the record reveals a pattern of immediate failures followed by passes. Specifically, the car failed in both January 2025 and December 2025, only to pass within days of each failure. This suggests that minor adjustments or consumable-related defects were addressed immediately prior to the re-test. The mileage pattern is consistent with a low-useage vehicle of this age, averaging approximately 6,000 miles per year. There is a significant one-year gap between the January 2024 test at 78,498 miles and the January 2025 test at 81,203 miles, during which only 2,705 miles were covered. The recent activity in late 2025, with 2,822 miles covered between January and December, indicates a slight increase in usage or a concentrated effort to maintain the vehicle which explains the back-to-back testing dates. While the clean pass records suggest no major structural corrosion or catastrophic mechanical failures, the buyer should focus a physical inspection on components that typically trigger quick failures in older Mercedes models. Inspect the suspension bushes and coil springs for cracking, as rubber degrades regardless of low mileage. Since no specific defects were listed in the history, the buyer must manually check for brake caliper binding or signs of early stage rust on the exhaust and chassis to ensure the recent failures were merely related to minor items like light bulbs or wiper blades.