KIA PICANTO2008 · 1.1L Petrol

The most recent MOT test on 26 January 2022 at 97,689 miles resulted in a failure with no defects formally recorded, leaving the current roadworthiness unverified and the maintenance trend ambiguous rather than clearly stable or worsening. Prior to that, the vehicle passed on 15 January 2021 at 87,531 miles after a failed attempt the day before at 87,529 miles, and similarly failed then passed across 11 to 12 July 2019 at 77,432 miles. These repeated fail-pass pairs with zero recorded defects suggest administrative or presentation issues at the testing station rather than confirmed mechanical faults, but the lack of any advisory data limits confidence in the car's true condition. Recorded mileage shows light use for an 18-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 5,427 miles per year. The odometer moved from 77,432 miles in July 2019 to 87,531 miles in January 2021, then to 97,689 miles by January 2022, a steady accumulation of about 10,000 miles annually across those windows. A notable gap exists before July 2019, with no earlier tests supplied, and the car has now stood untested for over four years relative to today's date of 16 July 2026, meaning the current mechanical state is entirely undocumented since that 2022 failure. Given the sparse history and the open failure from January 2022, a buyer must commission a fresh MOT and independent inspection before purchase. The tester flagged no specific suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, or corrosion issues in the records, yet the long dormancy raises risk of perished rubber components, seized calipers, and structural rust from standing. Verify the exhaust emissions and overall structural integrity in person, as low mileage combined with prolonged storage often hides degraded consumables and moisture damage absent from the official log.