2005 KIA Sorento 2.5L Diesel · PE55 AHA

The 2005 Kia Sorrento last passed its MOT on 1 November 2021 at 140,490 miles, but with today's date of 16 July 2026 the certificate has lapsed for nearly five years. The maintenance trend is worsening despite that pass, as the vehicle previously failed catastrophically on structural grounds in October 2020. The final test still recorded nearside suspension mounting area corrosion and offside rear inner sill corrosion as advisories, confirming ongoing decay. Mileage accumulation aligns with typical use for a 21-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 6,690 miles per year against the recorded 140,490. The records show 129,210 miles on 26 April 2019, then 133,413 miles on 19 October 2020, a modest 4,200-mile interval over seventeen months. A further 133,449 miles appears on 22 October 2020 following a retest, and the final 140,490 miles on 1 November 2021 represents about 7,000 miles in the ensuing year. No MOT entries exist beyond that date, implying either prolonged storage or unrecorded off-road use that heightens risk of standing corrosion. Previous owners neglected structural integrity, evidenced by the 19 October 2020 failure citing a fractured middle support beam, holed sills and compromised seat belt anchorages on both sides. The 22 October 2020 retest pass applied underseal yet left chassis corrosion near mountings and rear coil springs corroded. A buyer should probe inner sills, rear suspension mountings and seat belt anchorage points for hidden rust, and verify the oil leak and windscreen damage noted in earlier tests remain addressed. Rear coil spring corrosion first appeared in April 2019 and persisted through subsequent tests, representing slow consumable wear rather than sudden failure. Brake and exhaust emission defects are absent from the record, implying those systems saw reasonable care. The dominant structural corrosion however renders the vehicle a high-risk purchase without professional welding assessment.