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KIA CARENS2003 · 2.0L DIESEL

YR53 FDP

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2003 KIA CARENS? It's a DIESEL with a 1991cc engine showing 116,445 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 15/09/2014

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/01/2015

Mileage: 116,445
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2003
Engine: 1991cc

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%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

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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 4, 2026, 11:05 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2003 Kia Carens (YR53 FDP), we found 5 MOT results in the period of February 2011 to September 2014.

Across its entire MOT history, this Kia has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (9 issues), Lighting (6 issues), Windscreen (5 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 14 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 16 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY