Mercedes-Benz 420
Red · Petrol · 1988 · 4,196 cc
AS 3216MOT history
AS 3216 is a red petrol Mercedes-Benz 420 first used on 28 Apr 1988. Its MOT is valid until 26 May 2027 and it has passed 11 of 14 MOT tests, with 65,796 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 27 May 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 26 May 2027
- Mileage
- 65,796 mi
- At MOT on 27 May 2026
- MOT tests
- 14
- 11 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 412 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- AS 3216
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- 420
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 4,196 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1988
- First used
- 28 Apr 1988
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 26 May 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 27 May 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
AS 3216 was last recorded at 65,796 miles on 27 May 2026, 519 miles more than at the previous MOT on 9 Apr 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 65,277 miles · 9 Apr 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 519 miles
- Average per year
- 412 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 65,796 miles
- 2025 – 65,277 miles
- 2023 – 64,768 miles
- 2021 – 64,636 miles
- 2019 – 64,267 miles
- 2018 – 63,790 miles
- 2017 – 63,349 miles
- 2015 – 62,485 miles
- 2014 – 61,223 miles
- 2013 – 61,031 miles
- 2010 – 59,127 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass65,796 miles
- MinorOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))Recorded at 2 MOTs since 2025
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Advisory5 MOTs, 2010–2015
Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2013–2014
Full MOT history
14 tests since 26 Mar 2010, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass65,796 miles (+519)1 minor
- MOT expiry
- 26 May 2027
- Odometer
- 65,796 miles
- Test number
- 415454789520
- MinorOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Pass65,277 miles (+509)1 minor
- MOT expiry
- 8 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 65,277 miles
- Test number
- 267456533258
- MinorOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Pass64,768 miles (+132)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jun 2024
- Odometer
- 64,768 miles
- Test number
- 684993204843
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,636 miles (+369)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Dec 2022
- Odometer
- 64,636 miles
- Test number
- 877765067649
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,267 miles (+477)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 14 Jan 2021
- Odometer
- 64,267 miles
- Test number
- 962496403096
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Scrubbed edges (5.2.3 (e))
Pass63,790 miles (+441)
- MOT expiry
- 8 May 2019
- Odometer
- 63,790 miles
- Test number
- 921978430731
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass63,349 miles (+864)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Apr 2018
- Odometer
- 63,349 miles
- Test number
- 659361091914
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass62,485 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 3 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 62,485 miles
- Test number
- 720981865103
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Fail62,485 miles (+1,262)1 failure1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 62,485 miles
- Test number
- 897326434985
- FailureCentre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass61,223 miles (+192)3 advisories1 note
- MOT expiry
- 27 Aug 2015
- Odometer
- 61,223 miles
- Test number
- 535950144217
- AdvisoryBody has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- NoteOil leak
Pass61,031 miles4 advisories2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 22 Aug 2014
- Odometer
- 61,031 miles
- Test number
- 196115233234
- AdvisoryBody has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- NoteCoolant leak
- NoteOil leak
Fail61,031 miles (+1,904)3 failures4 advisories2 notes
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 61,031 miles
- Test number
- 349735033227
- FailureNearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- FailureNearside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- FailureOffside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- AdvisoryBody has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- NoteCoolant leak
- NoteOil leak
Pass59,127 miles3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2011
- Odometer
- 59,127 miles
- Test number
- 740435780048
- AdvisoryNearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
- AdvisoryOffside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Fail59,127 miles1 failure3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 59,127 miles
- Test number
- 684035780081
- FailureNearside Rear Tyre(s) incorrect because different size tyres are fitted on the same axle. (4.1.A.1a)
- AdvisoryNearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
- AdvisoryOffside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Questions about AS 3216
- What vehicle is registration AS 3216 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show AS 3216 on a red petrol Mercedes-Benz 420 first used on 28 Apr 1988. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does AS 3216 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on AS 3216 is valid until 26 May 2027.
- When is the MOT due on AS 3216?
- The MOT on AS 3216 is valid until 26 May 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has AS 3216 done?
- AS 3216 was recorded at 65,796 miles at its MOT on 27 May 2026, an average of 412 miles a year.
- Has AS 3216 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. AS 3216 has failed 3 of its 14 MOT tests, most recently on 3 Sept 2015.
- Has the mileage on AS 3216 ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on AS 3216 find?
- AS 3216 passed its latest MOT on 27 May 2026 with 1 minor defect: offside front lower suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated.
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