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On the car now
Searched as AA01 AAA That plate is now on retention.
Mercedes-Benz
2019WhitePetrolAutomatic1.3 litre, 134 bhp
Three things to settle · 9 of 12 checks clear
What this report found
9 of the 12 checks came back clear. These did not, most serious first.
Category N: non-structural damage. The insurer recorded accident damage to the front left corner and left side on 3 February 2023. The record stays on file, so it will show on future checks and usually lowers what the car is worth.
Ask the seller for the repair invoices, and who carried out the work.
See the write-off recordThat was 94 days before this check. Until it passes again you cannot tax it in your name or drive it away, except to a booked MOT test.
Ask the seller to put it through a fresh MOT before you pay.
See the MOT historyIt was first registered as BD01 XYZ, then AA01 AAA from 17 Jul 2020, then BD01 XYZ from 20 Nov 2024, and has carried AB00 CDE since 29 Nov 2024. Private plates are common, but the logbook should match the plate on the car.
Ask the seller to show you the V5C logbook for AB00 CDE, issued on 30 November 2024.
See it on the timelineTake this page to the car. Every check below comes from this report's records. Your answers are saved on this device only.
Read it on the plate at the base of the windscreen and on the logbook. Both should end 12345.
The seller should be named on it as the keeper. An earlier issue date means a newer logbook exists, so ask why.
DVLA has no colour change on record, so the whole car should be the factory white.
The Cat N damage was recorded there. Check the panel gaps, paint shade and any overspray.
That was the reading at the MOT on 1 Aug 2025. At its usual 6,650 miles a year it would be nearer 48,500 now.
Flagged at the 2022 and 2023 MOTs on both sides: front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge. Check it has been dealt with.
It can only be driven to a booked MOT test, so plan how to get it home, or ask the seller to test it first.
Every dated record for this vehicle, from its first registration to the day of this check. Hover over or tab to a marker for the detail.
Keeper 1 takes it on.
From BD01 XYZ.
19,161 mi. 2 advisories.
3 Feb 2023. Damage to the front left corner and left side. Recorded by Highway Motor Policies.
26,921 mi. 4 advisories.
31,778 mi. No advisories.
From AA01 AAA.
20 November 2024. The current keeper, 1 year 11 months so far.
From BD01 XYZ.
40,196 mi. No advisories.
No test since.
Checked 2 November 2026.
The records that are not on the DVLA file, and the ones that cost buyers the most.
From the finance houses and the Motor Insurance Anti-Fraud and Theft Register at the time of this search, and the stolen marker from police records the data supplier updates daily. Not guaranteed.
Non-structural damage. It can be repaired and used again.
Date of loss3 February 2023
A written-off car can be perfectly sound once properly repaired, but it is worth less and some insurers charge more to cover it, or will not. Ask to see the repair invoices.
No. No finance agreement is recorded, so the seller should be free to sell it.
No. Not on the police stolen records or the insurers' theft register.
No sign of it. The data supplier's clocking check found all three of its readings in sequence.
Every test on record, with the result and the tester's notes.
From DVSA's MOT records, read when the check ran.
Safety recalls are not part of this record. Check for open recalls on GOV.UK, it is free.
Valid to 31 July 2026. No advisories.
Tested 14 days after the previous MOT expired.
Valid to 18 July 2025. No advisories.
Valid to 18 July 2024.
Valid to 18 July 2023.
From DVSA's anonymised MOT results for 2025. Full Mercedes-Benz CLA MOT statistics.
Guide prices for this model, before any allowance for its history.
Valuations are supplied at the time of this search and are a guide, not an offer. They are not guaranteed, and were calculated on 2 November 2026.
£13,100to£13,850
A fair private-sale price, at 40,196 miles, its last recorded mileage.
Price new£31,450A private sale gets back about 42% to 44% of it.
This car has a write-off record. Price guides assume a clean history, so expect it to sell for less than these figures.
At a dealer it would be priced at about £15,495, and a dealer taking it in part exchange would offer about £12,250.
What you actually pay depends on condition, history and how keen the seller is.
The logbook details, tax, specification, tyres and equipment, for reference.
The DVLA record, laid out with the box codes printed on the V5C, so you can hold the seller's copy next to it.
From the DVLA vehicle record.
Each value sits in the box with the same code on the V5C. If any of them differ, stop and ask why. A VIN that does not match is the classic sign of a cloned car.
Latest V5C issued30 November 2024
Whether it is taxed right now, what it costs, and whether it can drive into a clean air zone without a charge.
From the DVLA tax record and the current VED rates.
Taxed In the £14.99 check
Taxed, with the next payment due 1 April 2027.
Vehicle tax does not pass to a new keeper. You tax it in your own name before you drive it, and that needs a valid MOT.
The supplement only applies if the car's list price when new was over the expensive-car threshold, and only in its second to sixth years.
Rates can change at the Budget, so confirm the amount on GOV.UK before you tax it.
Meets ULEZ
London's ULEZ and England's Clean Air Zones accept petrol cars from Euro 4 and diesels from Euro 6, so it should drive in them without a daily charge.
How the CLA 180 AMG Line left the factory.
Manufacturer data for this model, matched by the data supplier.
The size code on the sidewall, decoded, and what you need to fit wheels safely.
Sizes listed for the CLA Coupe, Shooting-Brake (C118, X118) range, not a record of the tyres on the car today.
The equipment list for this model has 18 inch wheels as standard, but the sizes below are for 16 inch wheels across the range. Read the size on the sidewall. A tyre advisory also came up at the 2022 and 2023 MOTs, so check the tread too.
The right size can depend on the trim and wheels. Check the size on the sidewall matches one listed for the range, with load and speed ratings at least as high.
What this model came with as standard, and the options buyers could order when it was new.
As listed by the data supplier for the model, abbreviations included. It is matched to the model rather than read from this car, so check it against the car itself.
41items listed as standard, in 8 groups, plus 4 factory options it could be ordered with.
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