2006 Mercedes-Benz C 1.8L Petrol · J14 MBL

The 2006 Mercedes-Benz C presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 15 December 2025 at 148,715 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded. Three prior consecutive annual tests from December 2022 to December 2024 also passed cleanly at 143,442, 144,901, and 146,854 miles respectively, showing no advisories or recurring faults across the visible history. Annual mileage sits at a typical level for a twenty-year-old car, averaging roughly 7,400 miles per year against the 148,715 recorded. The gap between the October 2021 test at 138,945 miles and the December 2022 test at 143,442 miles is the only irregularity, with the 2021 examination arriving two months early and the next falling in December, but the accumulated distance of about 4,500 miles over fourteen months is unremarkable. The clean sheet across all five records suggests the previous keeper kept on top of consumables and mechanical wear without deferring basic upkeep. No tester ever flagged suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, binding calipers, exhaust emissions, or structural corrosion in this history. That absence of advisories points to a car that has not shown worsening wear in the monitored systems. A buyer should still arrange a physical inspection beneath the sills and subframes given the age, as MOT passes do not certify absence of surface rust outside test scope. Verify the service record and confirm the timing chain, gearbox, and coolant system have been maintained at this mileage. The clean MOT trend implies responsible ownership, but at 148,715 miles the drivetrain consumables now carry more risk than any item the tester raised.