1991 Mercedes-Benz 230 2.3L Petrol · J935 CYW

The 1991 Mercedes-Benz 230 passed its most recent MOT on 23 January 2026 at 171,697 miles with no defects recorded, giving it a current roadworthy status. The maintenance trend reads as stable across the last three annual cycles, with each pass showing a clean sheet and no advisories logged. The record shows a quirk on 23 January 2026 where a fail was logged at the same mileage immediately before the pass, yet no defects were listed against either entry, suggesting an administrative retest rather than a mechanical fault. Annual mileage sits low for a 35-year-old car at roughly 4,906 miles per year. The odometer moved from 158,165 miles at the January 2024 pass to 168,900 miles by the January 2025 pass, then to 171,697 miles by January 2026, an average of under 7,000 miles annually. The sparse history shows no gaps longer than twelve months and no rapid accumulation, though the two 2025 entries sit only three weeks apart at 168,390 and 168,900 miles, the first a fail with no defects recorded on 3 January and the second a clean pass on 23 January. With no advisories or defects flagged across any test, the buyer should still treat the absence of recorded faults as a product of the test rather than proof of condition. At 171,697 miles the suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs will carry natural wear, and a car of this age stored for long periods risks corrosion to structural members and brake caliper binding. A physical inspection should confirm underside structural integrity, exhaust emissions against current limits, and freedom from standing-related degradation the MOT did not capture.