2005 Mercedes-Benz C Class 1.8 Elegance SE
Price: £2,950. Above the going rate: £411 (16%) over the AskCar estimate of £2,539, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 4,524 priced Mercedes-Benz C Class adverts on AskCar as of 9 November 2026.
AskCar lists 4,764 used Mercedes-Benz C Class from 2,319 UK dealerships, as of 9 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Model: C Class
- Trim: Elegance SE
- Version: 1.8 Elegance SE Manual RWD 4dr (04)
- Year: 2005
- Mileage: 127,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.8 litres
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Silver
- CO2: 193 g/km
About this car
This 2005 Mercedes-Benz C Class Elegance SE is advertised with 127,000 miles, approximately 38,000 above the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £2,950, which is £411 above the AskCar estimate of £2,539. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 4,524 Mercedes-Benz C Class cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 52 days ago. Our records show an MOT expiry date of 6 September 2026, which has passed. Ask the dealer for an update. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Shirehampton Motors Bristol, based in Bristol. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 9 November 2026.
Price
Above the going rate: £411 (16%) over the AskCar estimate of £2,539.
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 4,524 priced Mercedes-Benz C Class adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 9 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2005 Mercedes-Benz C Class has been on sale for at least 52 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 18 September 2026 at £2,950. Its asking price has not changed.
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 9 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 6 September 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.
It has had 22 MOTs. The latest, on 29 August 2025, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge all 4.
Mileage at that test: 122,932 miles, which matches the advertised 127,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 38,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2005 Mercedes-Benz C Class on AskCar.
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Photos
21 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 9 November 2026, AskCar lists 584,619 cars and vans from 12,676 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.