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KIA SORENTO2003 · 2.5L DIESEL

NV53 BAU

Vehicle Insight Summary

2003 KIA SORENTO — DIESEL, 2500cc. This vehicle has 73,642 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 13/08/2019

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 09/08/2019

Mileage: 73,642
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2003
Engine: 2500cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

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Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2003 Kia Sorento (NV53 BAU), we found 5 MOT results in the period of August 2016 to August 2018.

Across its entire MOT history, this Kia has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (1 issue), Windscreen (1 issue), Lighting (1 issue), Steering (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 4 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both (2.1.3 (g) (ii”; “Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))”; “Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY