2006 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 1.7L Petrol · AF06 VZY

The 2006 Mercedes-Benz B-Class shows a current roadworthy status following a pass on 5 January 2026 at 83,584 miles, yet the surrounding record reveals an unstable administrative trend rather than a clean mechanical one. The vehicle failed twice without recorded defects on 22 December 2025 at 83,543 miles and again on 20 February 2025 at 77,294 miles, before passing the next day on both occasions. The most recent pass carries no advisories, so the live roadworthiness is acceptable, but the repeated no-defect failures point to test-process anomalies or documentation issues rather than resolving faults. At roughly 20 years old the car displays low use with 83,584 miles logged, an average near 4,179 miles per year. The gap between the February 2025 test at 77,296 miles and the December 2025 failure at 83,543 miles shows about 6,247 miles added in ten months, a slight rise above the yearly mean but not abnormal. From December 2025 to the January 2026 pass the odometer moved only 41 miles, suggesting the car stood idle or was moved minimally during that period. The sparse history carries no advisories across any entry, so wear items like tyres, brake discs, and suspension bushes were never formally flagged. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity and corrosion on sills, subframes, and suspension mounting points, since the MOT record never listed such checks and a 2006 chassis may hide rust unseen by a pass with no defects. The brake system, including calipers and handbrake function, warrants a physical test given the twin no-defect failures imply possible initial measurement disputes. Verify the V5C and DVSA test logs against the two same-day fail-pass pairs to confirm the entries are genuine and not clerical duplicates before purchase.