2016 Mercedes-Benz Citan 1.5L Diesel · WM16 BKA

The Mercedes-Benz Citan presents a stable roadworthiness status as of the most recent test on 6 November 2025 at 166,549 miles, where it passed with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend across the supplied history is consistent and clean, with every annual test from 2022 through 2025 returning a pass and no advisories raised. The only anomaly occurred on 14 November 2023, when the vehicle failed at 120,079 miles yet showed no defects recorded, before passing on the same day under identical mileage; this points to an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. The recorded mileage shows high use for a 2016 panel van. It rose from 88,413 miles at the 10 November 2022 test to 120,079 miles by November 2023, then to 144,063 miles in November 2024 and 166,549 miles by November 2025. That equates to roughly 24,000 miles in the first interval and about 22,000 miles per year thereafter, well above the 16,655 annual average implied by the age. No gaps appear in the annual testing, and the clean record across five consecutive tests suggests the previous keeper kept the van on a disciplined service cycle despite the heavy duty cycle. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the high annual mileage and light commercial loading typical of a Citan. The MOT data raises no corrosion, exhaust emission, or structural integrity concerns, but the 2023 same-day fail with no defects logged warrants a check of the DVSA failure reason to rule out a latent brake or lighting issue missed on re-test. Given the sparse but clean history, focus the viewing on consumable wear: tyre tread depth, wiper blades, and cabin filtration. The absence of advisories across 120,000 to 166,549 miles is unusual for a high-mileage van and may reflect conservative test scoring rather than zero wear, so a workshop ramp check remains prudent before purchase.