2005 Mercedes-Benz A Class 1.7 A170 Avantgarde SE
Price: £1,975. Good value: £348 (14%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,323, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 6,604 priced Mercedes-Benz A Class adverts on AskCar as of 2 November 2026.
AskCar lists 6,792 used Mercedes-Benz A Class from 2,677 UK dealerships, as of 2 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Model: A Class
- Trim: Avantgarde SE
- Version: 1.7 A170 Avantgarde SE CVT FWD Euro 4 5dr (116 bhp)
- Year: 2005
- Mileage: 66,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.7 litres, 116 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic (CVT)
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Silver
- CO2: 166 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2005 Mercedes-Benz A Class Avantgarde SE has covered 66,000 miles. The dealer is asking £1,975, which is £348 below the AskCar estimate of £2,323. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 6,604 Mercedes-Benz A Class cars across different ages and specifications. Since we first spotted the advert 69 days ago, the asking price has dropped by £520. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is advertised by AUR MOTORS in Spelthorne. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £348 (14%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,323.
The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.
It draws on 6,604 priced Mercedes-Benz A Class adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2005 Mercedes-Benz A Class has been on sale for at least 69 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 25 August 2026 at £2,495. Its asking price is now £1,975, £520 less. The latest price cut was seen on 27 August 2026.
Price changes recorded:
- 25 August 2026: £2,495
- 27 August 2026: £1,975
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 16 June 2027.
It failed its MOT on 17 June 2026 (offside front headlamp not working on dipped beam) and passed later the same day.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 66,432 miles, which matches the advertised 66,000 miles.
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Photos
18 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 2 November 2026, AskCar lists 586,270 cars and vans from 12,920 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.