free car check
AV53FAK
2003 MERCEDES-BENZ C
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1796cc
General Information
- Registration AV53FAK
- Manufacturer MERCEDES-BENZ
- Model C
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1796cc
- Insurance Costs 💰 Check Costs
-
🔓 More details available
Get comprehensive vehicle details, specification, MOT insights, ULEZ & CAZ compliance and more for free
Tax & MOT
- TAX
- MOT Active
- Expires 03 Mar 2027
- View Full MOT History
🔐 Premium Checks
Don't Buy Blind - Know Everything About This Vehicle
Our comprehensive vehicle check reveals hidden problems that could cost you thousands. From outstanding finance to accident damage, we check over 50 attributes to give you complete peace of mind before you buy.
💰
Finance Check
🔥
Write-off Check
🔨
Salvage Auction
🚨
Stolen Check
👥
Previous Owners
🚕
Ex-Taxi/Police
📏
Mileage Anomaly
🌍
Import/Export
♻️
Scrapped Check
🎨
Plate Changes
✨ Plus 50+ Additional Data Points
Limited Time Offer
£9.99
Was £14.99
✓ Instant delivery • 100% secure
MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
25
Total Tests
20
Passes
5
Failures
80%
Pass Rate
⚠️
71 Total Defects Recorded
4 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 151,074 MI
Expiry date: 3 Mar 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking in tread pattern (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
26 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 149,671 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front suspension parts starting to go rusty
- SRS slow to extinguish possibly due to SRS needs a service
- Rear rear suspension parts and rear of underside of car starting to go rusty
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil light misting of oil and slight play in top of shock absorber (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing racking on wall and in tread pattern (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking on wall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Outer Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords chunk out of wall (5.2.3 (d) (i))
26 Feb 2025
Fail
Mileage: 149,671 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front suspension parts starting to go rusty
- SRS slow to extinguish possibly due to SRS needs a service
- Rear rear suspension parts and rear of underside of car starting to go rusty
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil light misting of oil and slight play in top of shock absorber (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing racking on wall and in tread pattern (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking on wall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Outer Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords chunk out of wall (5.2.3 (d) (i))
16 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 148,825 MI
Expiry date: 15 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
11 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 147,929 MI
Expiry date: 18 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- car rusty under side front and rear
19 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 145,862 MI
Expiry date: 18 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- no rev lights
- front and rear suppison and body rusty
- chips on front screen
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
19 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 145,862 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- front and rear suppison and body rusty
- chips on front screen
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- no rev lights
8 Sep 2020
Pass
Mileage: 144,134 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- front and rear shocks rusty at the bottom
- small chips on front screen
- under side off car front and rear rusty
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. front (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- front suspension very rusty
4 Sep 2020
Fail
Mileage: 144,134 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- under side off car front and rear rusty
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. front (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- front and rear shocks rusty at the bottom
- front suspension very rusty
- small chips on front screen
22 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 141,896 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- chips on front window screen
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- front and rear suspension going rusty
14 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 139,901 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- chips on front window screen
- car is rusty on underside
- all 4 shock absorbers are showing signs of rusting
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
14 Sep 2018
Fail
Mileage: 139,901 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- chips on front window screen
- car is rusty on underside
- all 4 shock absorbers are showing signs of rusting
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
31 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 136,003 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2018 17 Jun 202613 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 126,628 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2017 17 Jun 202610 Sep 2015
Pass
Mileage: 116,791 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2016 17 Jun 20268 Sep 2014
Pass
Mileage: 107,981 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2015 17 Jun 202611 Sep 2013
Pass
Mileage: 98,309 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2014 17 Jun 202610 Sep 2012
Pass
Mileage: 89,170 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2013 17 Jun 202610 Sep 2012
Fail
Mileage: 89,170 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
12 Sep 2011
Pass
Mileage: 79,533 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2012 17 Jun 20266 Sep 2010
Pass
Mileage: 68,870 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2011 17 Jun 202610 Sep 2009
Pass
Mileage: 62,413 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2010 17 Jun 202611 Sep 2008
Pass
Mileage: 55,163 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2009 17 Jun 202613 Sep 2007
Pass
Mileage: 44,741 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2008 17 Jun 20267 Sep 2006
Pass
Mileage: 33,149 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2007 17 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
AV53FAK was registered on 2003-09-16
Vehicle tax rates are based on engine size or fuel type and CO2 emissions. It also depends on when the vehicle was registered. Enter your reg on motorscan to find out how much it would cost to tax this vehicle
We can provide you with a free vehicle check, just enter your reg above to find out your vehicle's specifications, export history, MOT history, road tax + more.
No warranty or guarantee of accuracy is provided for any free data on this page. The data guarantee applies only to information obtained through the purchase of a full check.