Mercedes-Benz 420
Red and Red · Petrol · 1988 · 4,196 cc
C8 NABMOT history
C8 NAB is a red and red petrol Mercedes-Benz 420 first used on 30 Dec 1988. Its MOT is valid until 4 Mar 2027 and it has passed 15 of 17 MOT tests, with 82,855 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 2 Oct 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 4 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 82,855 mi
- At MOT on 5 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 17
- 15 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 681 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- C8 NAB
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- 420
- Colour
- Red and Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 4,196 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1988
- First used
- 30 Dec 1988
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 4 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 5 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
C8 NAB was last recorded at 82,855 miles on 5 Mar 2026, 755 miles more than at the previous MOT on 19 Sept 2024.
Mileage went down between tests
- 18 Jul 2012: 23,623 miles, lower than 72,764 miles on 24 Jun 2011.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 82,100 miles · 19 Sept 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 755 miles
- Average per year
- 681 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 82,855 miles
- 2024 – 82,100 miles
- 2023 – 81,826 miles
- 2022 – 81,509 miles
- 2020 – 81,483 miles
- 2018 – 81,017 miles
- 2017 – 80,628 miles
- 2016 – 80,229 miles
- 2014 – 78,480 miles
- 2013 – 75,720 miles
- 2012 – 23,623 miles
- 2011 – 72,764 miles
- 2009 – 70,967 miles
- 2008 – 70,244 miles
- 2006 – 69,652 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
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)
Advisory3 MOTs, 2009–2013
Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2011
Full MOT history
17 tests since 19 Oct 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass82,855 miles (+755)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 82,855 miles
- Test number
- 723695090142
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass82,100 miles
- MOT expiry
- 18 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 82,100 miles
- Test number
- 431540055711
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail82,100 miles (+274)1 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 82,100 miles
- Test number
- 599835347775
- MajorWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Pass81,826 miles (+317)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jul 2024
- Odometer
- 81,826 miles
- Test number
- 816531496791
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,509 miles (+26)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Apr 2023
- Odometer
- 81,509 miles
- Test number
- 496291826788
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,483 miles (+466)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 81,483 miles
- Test number
- 617816845033
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,017 miles (+389)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2019
- Odometer
- 81,017 miles
- Test number
- 162678549707
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,628 miles (+399)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jun 2018
- Odometer
- 80,628 miles
- Test number
- 258670672290
- AdvisoryNearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Sub-frame has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Sub-frame has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Pass80,229 miles (+1,749)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 80,229 miles
- Test number
- 163274772809
- AdvisoryCentre Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Pass78,480 miles (+2,760)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2015
- Odometer
- 78,480 miles
- Test number
- 849651954366
- AdvisoryNearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Pass75,720 miles (+52,097)1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 24 Jul 2014
- Odometer
- 75,720 miles
- Test number
- 755546003225
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- NoteExhaust corroded
Pass23,623 miles (-49,141)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2013
- Odometer
- 23,623 miles
- Test number
- 378610302202
- AdvisoryExhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass72,764 miles1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jun 2012
- Odometer
- 72,764 miles
- Test number
- 776145971115
- AdvisoryExhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
- NoteSlight play in steering joints
Fail72,764 miles (+1,797)4 failures1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 72,764 miles
- Test number
- 456753371180
- FailureFront Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- FailureNearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
- FailureOffside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
- FailureWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- AdvisoryExhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
- NoteSlight play in steering joints
Pass70,967 miles (+723)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 12 May 2010
- Odometer
- 70,967 miles
- Test number
- 533733539179
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass70,244 miles (+592)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2009
- Odometer
- 70,244 miles
- Test number
- 834811488083
- AdvisoryRear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Pass69,652 miles
- MOT expiry
- 18 Oct 2007
- Odometer
- 69,652 miles
- Test number
- 634012596273
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about C8 NAB
- Does C8 NAB currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on C8 NAB is valid until 4 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on C8 NAB?
- The MOT on C8 NAB is valid until 4 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has C8 NAB done?
- C8 NAB was recorded at 82,855 miles at its MOT on 5 Mar 2026, an average of 681 miles a year.
- Has C8 NAB ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. C8 NAB has failed 2 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 11 Sept 2024.
- Has the mileage on C8 NAB ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 18 Jul 2012. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on C8 NAB find?
- C8 NAB passed its latest MOT on 5 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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