2012 Mercedes-Benz E 3.0L Diesel · M121 ADD

The vehicle presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, confirmed by the most recent test on 4 December 2025 at 65,334 miles where the tester recorded no defects. Every annual examination from 28 November 2023 through to the 2025 renewal passed cleanly, showing no advisories or escalating faults. The only blemish is a failed test on 14 December 2022 at 53,681 miles, reversed two days later on 16 December 2022 at the same mileage with no defects logged, which points to an administrative or minor rectification rather than a mechanical defect trend. Recorded mileage sits at 65,334 miles against a 2012 build date, equating to roughly 4,667 miles per year and marking this as a low-use example. The odometer advanced from 53,681 miles in December 2022 to 57,338 miles in November 2023, then 60,982 miles in December 2024 and 65,334 miles in December 2025, a consistent annual increment near 4,000 miles with no gaps or sudden accumulation. The sparse, clean record gives little evidence of neglected consumables or deferred structural care across the period reviewed. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the car's fourteen years regardless of low mileage, as rubber and metal components degrade with age and standing. The December 2022 fail with no defects listed warrants a check of the DVSA failure reason code if retrievable, to rule out a concealed brake or emissions fault cleared before the pass. Examine underside corrosion and exhaust condition closely, since the test history shows no advisories that would have flagged early structural or emission deterioration.