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2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C
General Information
- Registration SW12XBM
- Manufacturer MERCEDES-BENZ
- Model C
- Year 2012
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2143cc
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- Expires 30 Jul 2026
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
31 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 95,213 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jul 2026 14 Jun 202626 Sep 2024
Pass
Mileage: 91,128 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2025 14 Jun 202624 Sep 2024
Fail
Mileage: 91,128 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
28 Sep 2023
Pass
Mileage: 91,104 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge bald (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge bald inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
4 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 89,950 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front-rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
21 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 84,043 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
13 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 74,788 MI
Expiry date: 12 Jul 2022 14 Jun 20261 Jun 2020
Pass
Mileage: 66,001 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2021 14 Jun 20261 Jun 2020
Fail
Mileage: 66,001 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm both (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn banana arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
29 May 2020
Fail
Mileage: 65,984 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm both (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn banana arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
1 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 57,335 MI
Expiry date: 5 Dec 2020 14 Jun 202621 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 47,478 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jun 2019 14 Jun 202616 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 47,230 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (3.4.1c)
6 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 36,991 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jun 2018 14 Jun 202623 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 36,238 MI
Expiry date: 22 Mar 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit on limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit on limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front tyre inner / outer edges slightly worn
- Nearside Front tyre outer edge worn / outer sidewall damaged
23 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 30,279 MI
Expiry date: 22 Mar 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin n/s o/s (3.5.1g)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin n/s o/s (3.5.1g)
- Nearside front tyre outer sidewall slightly damaged
- Nail in offside rear tyre
6 Mar 2015
Pass
Mileage: 23,658 MI
Expiry date: 9 Mar 2016 14 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!
SW12XBM was registered on 2012-03-09
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