2007 Mercedes-Benz C 2.1L Diesel · SJ07 ACF

The Mercedes-Benz C holds a current roadworthy certificate following the 3 July 2025 test at 155,043 miles, where the DVSA recorded no defects. The maintenance trend across the supplied history is stable, showing consistent clean passes and no advisories on brake discs, suspension bushes, or structural integrity. The sole anomaly occurred on 22 November 2023 at 148,410 miles when the tester issued a fail yet logged no defects; a subsequent pass on 15 December 2023 at 148,434 miles with no faults suggests an administrative or undocumented cause rather than mechanical decline. Recorded mileage of 155,043 over nineteen years averages near 8,160 miles per annum, a typical usage rate for this age of vehicle. The timeline reveals a moderate accumulation between 18 September 2021 (109,670 miles) and 9 November 2022 (131,738 miles), some 22,068 miles in fourteen months, then a tapering to 16,696 miles by December 2023 and only 6,609 miles to mid-2025. Such sparse five-entry record with zero advisories implies prior owners kept the car to a standard that avoided flagged wear, though the unexplained 2023 failure leaves a minor query over intervening rectification. A buyer should still arrange a physical inspection of components prone to age-related degradation unseen in a pass result. The 2007 shell requires scrutiny for corrosion on chassis legs, sills, and suspension mounts. Front lower arms, coil springs, and rear subframe bushes must be assessed for cracking or play. Binding calipers and thin brake discs remain plausible after 155k miles of mixed use, and exhaust emissions should be verified against current limits despite no prior flags. Tyres and wiper blades showed no advisories but rubber perishes during lower-mileage periods like the recent light use; check for sidewall crazing and flat spots. The overall MOT data supports a mechanically honest example with stable upkeep, provided an independent engineer confirms the absence of hidden structural or drivetrain fatigue not captured by the tester.