2010 KIA Sportage 2.0L Diesel · CV10 CFZ

The most recent MOT on 23 April 2025 at 114,122 miles resulted in a failure with no defects recorded, leaving the vehicle's current roadworthiness unconfirmed and the maintenance trend ambiguous rather than clearly stable or worsening. Prior to that, the test on 24 April 2024 at 107,052 miles passed with no defects after a failure on 23 April 2024 at 107,033 miles, also with no defects logged. The pattern of pass-fail-pass cycles in 2023 and 2024, followed by an unclassified failure in 2025, suggests administrative or presentation anomalies in the record rather than documented mechanical deterioration. The Kia Sportage shows roughly 7,133 miles covered per year against its 2010 build, a typical accumulation for a 16-year-old vehicle. Mileage moved from 101,405 at the April 2023 tests to 107,033 in April 2024 and 114,122 by April 2025, equating to about 6,000 to 7,000 miles annually with no sudden jumps or dormant gaps. The DVSA entries are sparse and clean of advisories, which denies the buyer any recorded insight into consumable wear or structural condition across the period. Because the 2025 failure carries no stated defect, a buyer must treat the vehicle as not currently evidenced as roadworthy and seek a fresh test before purchase. The repeated no-defect failures in 2023, 2024 and 2025 point to possible data-entry errors at testing stations, yet they preclude verification of suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, binding calipers and underbody corrosion that a 114,000-mile example of this age commonly develops. In person, the buyer should commission an independent inspection of structural integrity, exhaust emissions and drivetrain mounts, and confirm the reason for the April 2025 failure with DVSA. Absence of advisories in the history does not excuse checking tyre tread, wiper blades and steering joints, as previous owners may simply have cleared faults between same-day retests without disclosing underlying wear.