2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class 3.0 E350 CDI V6 BlueEfficiency Avantgarde
Price: £4,295. Good value: £627 (12%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,922, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 2,924 priced Mercedes-Benz E Class adverts on AskCar as of 4 November 2026.
AskCar lists 3,084 used Mercedes-Benz E Class from 1,659 UK dealerships, as of 4 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Model: E Class
- Trim: Avantgarde
- Version: 3.0 E350 CDI V6 BlueEfficiency Avantgarde G-Tronic+ RWD Euro 5 4dr (261 bhp)
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 129,000 miles
- Fuel: Diesel
- Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 3.0 litres, 261 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic (G-Tronic+)
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Grey
- CO2: 156 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5
About this car
With 129,000 miles on the clock, this 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class Avantgarde has done roughly 41,000 more miles than a typical 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class. Its asking price of £4,295 is £627 below the AskCar estimate of £4,922. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 2,924 Mercedes-Benz E Class cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 85 days. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is for sale at Vizat Autos in Leicester. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 4 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £627 (12%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,922.
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 2,924 priced Mercedes-Benz E Class adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.
A 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class with the 3.0 diesel engine is typically advertised at £6,000: the median of the 16 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.
Time on sale
The dealer may accept less. This 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class has been on sale for at least 85 days. About half of 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 37 of the 74 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 1 October 2026.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 11 August 2026 at £4,295. 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 4 November 2026: valid until 23 November 2026.
It has had 16 MOTs. The latest, on 13 November 2025, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: offside front play in steering rack inner joint(s); nearside rear coil spring corroded; offside rear coil spring corroded.
Mileage at that test: 124,085 miles, which matches the advertised 129,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 41,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class on AskCar.
Similar cars
1 other 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class Avantgarde 3.0 diesel automatic saloon is for sale at UK dealers, as of 4 November 2026.
The closest to this car in mileage:
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class Avantgarde, 3.0 diesel saloon, grey. Mileage: 10,000 miles. Price: £5,000, £705 more than this car. Dealer: North West Autos Blackburn in Blackburn. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mercedes-benz-e-class-2012-23483b8af3d2
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Photos
39 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 4 November 2026, AskCar lists 592,552 cars and vans from 12,964 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.