1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 420

Listed by an independent dealer in West Chicago, IL · On lot for 99 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 420 is listed at $6,400 by benz barn in West Chicago, IL 60185. It has 99,270 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a RWD drivetrain with a 4.2L V8 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the comparable set is too limited.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 99 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader West Chicago, IL sedans market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

• Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
• Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
• Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in West Chicago, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN WDBJF72F7VA455991 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.

Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Market in IL

Based on all 5 1995-1999 Mercedes-Benz E-Class listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $8,509. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Comparable prices in IL range from $2,995 to $16,995. Similar vehicles spend an average of 376 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Mercedes-Benz E-Class Listings in IL

2 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: E 420 — compare trims below)