2017 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2.1L Diesel · SJ60 AGE

The 2017 Mercedes-Benz B-Class presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 20 March 2026 at 42,336 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the prior clean pass dated 14 March 2025 at 40,060 miles confirms no outstanding advisories across the last two cycles. The vehicle shows no worsening mechanical pattern and no recurring faults in the official record. Mileage sits low for a nine-year-old car. The record runs 35,471 miles on 21 March 2023, 37,715 on 21 March 2024, 40,060 on 14 March 2025, and 42,336 on 20 March 2026. That averages roughly 2,300 miles a year over the logged period, well under the 4,704 annual figure implied by age. The sparse, clean history gives little to interrogate, though long standing periods at low use can hide perished rubber components not caught in a static test. A failed test on 13 March 2025 at 40,060 miles preceded the pass one day later with no defects listed. This suggests an administrative or minor non-mechanical rejection rather than a substantive repair, but the buyer should confirm the failure reason from the DVSA portal. No advisories for suspension bushes, brake discs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions appear in any entry, so the structure and running gear show no flagged degradation. Given the clean sheet, in-person checks should still target items a low-mileage, occasionally idle car conceals. Inspect tyre sidewalls for cracking, test the braking system for seized calipers after standing, and verify underbody structural integrity for surface rust. The owner clearly kept statutory testing current; the absence of consumable wear flags implies basic upkeep was not skipped.