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MERCEDES SPRINTER1996 · 2.9L DIESEL

N116 FWR

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1996 MERCEDES SPRINTER? It's a DIESEL with a 2874cc engine showing 409,388 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 22/02/2013

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 409,388
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1996
Engine: 2874cc

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

✗ 2 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 4, 2026, 02:16 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Mercedes Sprinter (N116 FWR) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between February 2011 and February 2013.

With 2 passes and 3 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 40%. This pass rate is below average and potential buyers should investigate the failure history carefully.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (12 issues), Bodywork (11 issues), Suspension (8 issues), Brakes (5 issues), Windscreen (4 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 13 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 26 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mounting”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY