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MERCEDES-BENZ C1998 · 1.8L Petrol

R659 LGC

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 102,325 miles recorded, this Silver 1998 MERCEDES-BENZ C runs on Petrol with a 1799cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT
Expired
Expires 22/12/2012
Tax
No data
Fuel
Petrol
Year
1998
Engine
1799cc
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

45
/ 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
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Finance
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Salvage
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Imported
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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 24, 2026, 10:06 AM
AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1998, this Mercedes-Benz C with plate R659 LGC has undergone 5 MOT inspections since July 2007.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (12 issues), Suspension (5 issues), Brakes (4 issues), Windscreen (3 issues), Tyres (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 8 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 21 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)”; “Emissions not tested (7.0)”; “Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)”.

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PASS
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ADVISORY

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