2004 Mercedes-Benz C 1.8L Petrol · CV04 UWT

The vehicle presents a current roadworthiness status that is technically valid but historically unstable. The most recent test on 2 September 2021 returned a pass at 100,995 miles with no defects recorded, yet this followed a failure on 1 September 2021 at the identical mileage with no defects listed. The maintenance trend is neither improving nor worsening in a mechanical sense; rather, the record shows an administrative or clerical failure immediately corrected by a pass one day later, suggesting the vehicle was not roadworthy on the first attempt under DVSA processing despite no faults being logged. The odometer reading of 100,995 miles at both the September 2021 tests equates to roughly 4,591 miles per year across the car's 22-year life, which is low for a 2004 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The data shows no mileage accumulation between the failed and passed tests, and no further entries exist beyond September 2021, leaving a near five-year gap to today's date of 8 July 2026. Such a sparse record with a single low-mileage plateau implies the car may have stood unused for extended periods, which risks perished rubber components, seized brake calipers, and fluid degradation not captured by the clean pass. A buyer should commission an in-person inspection of the braking system, suspension bushes, and coil springs given the long static period since the last test. The absence of advisories in September 2021 does not preclude corrosion or structural fatigue developing during storage. The tester flagged no exhaust emissions or tyre issues at the final test, but standing vehicles commonly suffer flat-spotted tyres and binding handbrake mechanisms that the 2021 examination would not have exposed if the car was moved only briefly. Given the one-day fail-pass anomaly and the stale five-year record, verify the V5C and seek proof of periodic start-up or SORN conditions. The previous owner's care pattern is undocumented beyond the test bay, and the identical mileage across both 2021 entries warrants caution over unrecorded clocking or a garage-held status.