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KIA MENTOR1996 · 1.5L PETROL

P126 YPR

Vehicle Insight Summary

1996 KIA MENTOR — PETROL, 1498cc. This vehicle has 102,257 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 15/11/2012

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 31/07/2012

Mileage: 102,257
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1996
Engine: 1498cc

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.

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 5, 2026, 09:30 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1996 Kia Mentor (P126 YPR), we found 5 MOT results in the period of November 2009 to October 2011.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Steering (1 issue), Brakes (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 8 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)”; “Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)”.

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