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KIA STONIC2018 · 1.0L PETROL

YP18 AAF

Vehicle Insight Summary

2018 KIA STONIC — PETROL, 998cc. This vehicle has 77,176 miles on record. MOT status: valid. Tax: paid. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT
Valid
Expires 19/05/2027
Tax
Taxed
Expires 01/12/2026
Fuel
PETROL
Year
2018
Engine
998cc
Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight
The vehicle presents a stable roadworthiness profile with a current status of clean passes. The most recent inspection conducted on 21 May 2025 at 64,192 miles resulted in no defects or adviseories recorded. This follows a successful result in 2024, indicating that the mechanical and safety-critical components are currently meeting the minimum legal standards without any recurring failures noted in the latest two testing cycles. The mileage accumulation is consistent with the vehicle's age, averaging approximately 8,000 miles per annum. Between May 2022 at 27,049 miles and May 2023 at 37,973 miles, the car covered roughly 11,000 miles, showing a period of higher usage during that year. However, the rate leveled back to approximately 13,000 miles between the 2023 and 2025 tests. This 패턴 suggests moderate use, which typically reduces the stress on the drivetrain and suspension relative to high-mileage examples. While the history is largely clean, the failure recorded on 6 May 2024 at 50,328 miles, just four miles before a successful re, indicates a specific defect was present that required immediate rectification. Since no specific reason for that failure is detailed in the summary, a buyer should perform a physical inspection of the braking system and lighting components to ensure no minor binding issues or electrical faults have returned. Given the lack of any recorded structural corrosion or rust advisories across the years, the focus should remain on standard wear items like tyre tread depth, suspension bushes, and the condition of the exhaust system.

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68
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✓ Valid MOT
✓ Taxed
! Average MOT pass rate (60%)
✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 22, 2026, 03:22 PM
Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight
The vehicle presents a stable roadworthiness profile with a current status of clean passes. The most recent inspection conducted on 21 May 2025 at 64,192 miles resulted in no defects or adviseories recorded. This follows a successful result in 2024, indicating that the mechanical and safety-critical components are currently meeting the minimum legal standards without any recurring failures noted in the latest two testing cycles. The mileage accumulation is consistent with the vehicle's age, averaging approximately 8,000 miles per annum. Between May 2022 at 27,049 miles and May 2023 at 37,973 miles, the car covered roughly 11,000 miles, showing a period of higher usage during that year. However, the rate leveled back to approximately 13,000 miles between the 2023 and 2025 tests. This 패턴 suggests moderate use, which typically reduces the stress on the drivetrain and suspension relative to high-mileage examples. While the history is largely clean, the failure recorded on 6 May 2024 at 50,328 miles, just four miles before a successful re, indicates a specific defect was present that required immediate rectification. Since no specific reason for that failure is detailed in the summary, a buyer should perform a physical inspection of the braking system and lighting components to ensure no minor binding issues or electrical faults have returned. Given the lack of any recorded structural corrosion or rust advisories across the years, the focus should remain on standard wear items like tyre tread depth, suspension bushes, and the condition of the exhaust system.

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AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2018 Kia Stonic (YP18 AAF), we found 5 MOT results in the period of May 2024 to May 2026.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (6 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Brakes (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 9 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: “Nearside Rear Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened excessive corrosion (1.1.14 (a) (ii))”; “Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii))”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))”.

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