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MERCEDES-BENZ E1997 · 3.0L Diesel

R883 UDD

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 175,184 miles recorded, this Silver 1997 MERCEDES-BENZ E runs on Diesel with a 2996cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 23/09/2017

Tax

No data

Mileage: 175,184
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 1997
Engine: 2996cc

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.

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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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Locked

Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

Locked

Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 23, 2026, 02:14 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Mercedes-Benz E (R883 UDD) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between September 2014 and September 2016.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. 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: Lighting (9 issues), Suspension (9 issues), Brakes (8 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Steering (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 31 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 6 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front pipe broken/insecure (7.1.2)”; “Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)”; “Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch to chassis (2.4.A.3)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY