2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class 2.1

Overview

• Make: Mercedes-Benz
• Model: C Class
• Version: 2.1 (168 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 101,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Saloon, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.1 litres, 168 bhp
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 123 g/km

About this car

This 2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class is advertised with 101,000 miles, approximately 8,000 above the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £3,495, which is £971 below the AskCar estimate of £4,466. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 4,645 Mercedes-Benz C Class cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 6 days ago. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. It is advertised by Knarly in Bawtry. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £971 (21%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,466.

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 4,645 priced Mercedes-Benz C Class adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.

A 2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class with the 2.1 diesel engine is typically advertised at £4,700: the median of the 85 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class advertised 6 days ago. About half of 2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 71 of the 145 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 31 October 2026 at £3,495. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 26 March 2027.

It failed its MOT on 9 March 2026 (engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction; nearside front outer tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure; nearside front lower suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rearmost; and 1 more) and passed 2 days later, on 11 March 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear nail in tyre multiple nails; offside front lower suspension arm ball joint has slight play rearmost; offside front drag link end ball joint has slight play rack end; and 6 more.

Mileage at that test: 97,729 miles, which matches the advertised 101,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 8,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class on AskCar.