2016 Mercedes-Benz C 2.1L Diesel · DA66 MLY

The vehicle presents a current roadworthy status following the December 2025 test, passing on 24 December 2025 at 135,644 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend appears stable across the three-year record, with each annual test either passing or showing a same-day failure and retest with no advisories or defects logged. The repeated clean results suggest the previous keeper addressed any presentation issues promptly, though the back-to-back fail-pass pairs on 23 and 24 December 2025 and on 20 December 2024 at identical mileages imply administrative or minor non-mechanical rejections rather than outstanding wear. Recorded mileage sits high for a 2016 car at 135,644 miles, averaging roughly 13,564 miles per year. The log shows 98,013 miles at the December 2023 test, rising to 112,473 by December 2024 and 135,644 by December 2025, an accumulation of 37,631 miles across two years with no flagged consumable or structural concerns. No gaps exist between annual tests, and the sparse, defect-free history gives little evidence of neglected intervals, though the high total distance warrants closer scrutiny of drivetrain and suspension fatigue not captured by a pass with no advisories. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of the suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the mileage, as MOT passes with no defects do not measure remaining component life. The tester recorded no corrosion or structural integrity issues across the record, yet a ten-year-old Mercedes at this distance may harbour underbody rust or worn anti-roll bar links invisible to a clean test. Verify the 23 December 2025 failure cause with the DVSA, since the same-day pass at 135,640 to 135,644 miles points to a documentation or emissions check rather than rectified mechanical fault.