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MERCEDES-BENZ C1998 · 2.0L Petrol

R655 CDB

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 MERCEDES-BENZ C? It's a Petrol with a 1998cc engine showing 159,240 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 02/12/2012

Tax

No data

Mileage: 159,240
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1998
Engine: 1998cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

Locked

Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 23, 2026, 06:37 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1998 Mercedes-Benz C (R655 CDB), we found 5 MOT results in the period of September 2009 to December 2011.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (3 issues), Suspension (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 4 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)”; “Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY