2018 Mercedes-Benz E 2.0L Hybrid electric (clean) · GD67 OSZ

Six consecutive MOT tests pass without a single recorded failure, and the only entries of note are two advisories logged on the same 2022 inspection, lending this E-Class a consistently clean roadworthiness profile through its first eight years. The most recent test on 27 January 2026 returned a pass with no defects recorded, mirroring the clean outcomes from 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2021. That unbroken pass run, however, rests on a very narrow diagnostic footprint: nothing has been flagged since January 2022, so any deterioration in the components previously highlighted will only be visible through a present-day physical inspection rather than the test record itself. The trajectory as recorded is stable rather than actively improving, simply because no fresh advisories have emerged to test against. Annual mileage works out to roughly 8,164 miles against a recorded 65,316, which sits squarely in the typical bracket for an eight-year-old executive saloon and indicates steady, ordinary use rather than a high-mileage motorway fleet car or a long static lay-up. The testing history is unusually regular, with an MOT recorded every year between 2021 and 2026 and no gaps that would suggest extended periods off the road. That continuity means wear-related defects tend to surface progressively and are usually caught at annual test rather than emerging after a dormant interval. At this accumulation rate, the braking, suspension and drivetrain components will have experienced normal in-service loading, with brake consumables likely due for assessment purely on age rather than mileage alone. The 2022 advisories are the only component-specific signals in the file and warrant direct attention on any inspection. The offside front suspension arm ball joint was noted as having slight play within the spring control arm assembly, a wear point that on this platform typically presents as a vague wandering sensation through the steering, a faint clunk over cats-eyes or speed humps, or uneven front tyre shoulders if the joint has progressed further than it had at the test. That single advisory has not recurred in four subsequent tests, but the component has done another four years of work since, so a thorough check of the front suspension linkages, bushes and ball joints with the car lifted is essential. The front brake discs were also flagged as worn, pitted or scored though not seriously weakened, and on a test drive the buyer should feel for pedal judder under firm braking, any vibration through the steering wheel, and listen for binding calipers that may cause the car to pull one-sided under slow, light pedal application. Beyond those two flagged areas, the absence of any further advisories across six tests makes it harder to predict where the next issue will appear, so a structured physical inspection is more valuable here than chasing a known pattern. A general check of the underbody for corrosion around suspension mounting points, subframe areas and brake pipe unions is sensible given the vehicle's age, while a thorough inspection of the tyres for inner-edge wear will indicate whether suspension geometry has drifted since 2022. Brake fluid, coolant and automatic transmission fluid condition should be assessed by age rather than the MOT record, and a full undertray-off inspection is advisable on any Mercedes of this vintage to check for oil misting from the engine and gearbox, which would not normally appear on an MOT but is a recognised in-service concern. A test drive should include低速 low-speed manoeuvring to expose any steering slack, mid-corner bumps to detect worn anti-roll bar links, and a firm straight-line stop from around 40 mph to confirm brake pedal feel remains solid and the car tracks true without pulling.