2012 KIA RIO 1.1L Diesel · CV62 GGZ

The 2012 Kia Rio presents as roadworthy following its most recent test on 27 August 2025 at 148,554 miles, where the tester recorded a pass with no defects. The maintenance trend is stable across the available record, with the three most recent annual tests showing clean passes and no advisories on suspension, brakes, corrosion, or emissions. Mileage accumulation sits at a typical level for a fourteen-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 10,600 miles per year. The record shows 126,111 miles at the August 2023 test, rising to 137,333 miles by August 2024 and 148,554 miles by August 2025, a consistent annual increase of around 11,000 miles with no standing periods or sudden jumps. The DVSA data is sparse on fault detail, with two failed tests logged on 25 August 2023 at 126,109 miles and 27 August 2024 at 137,331 miles, both immediately followed by passes at near-identical mileages and no defects recorded, suggesting administrative or clerical rejections rather than mechanical faults. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the vehicle's age and salt-exposure risk on UK roads. The clean advisory history offers no warning on worn suspension bushes, coil springs, or brake disc condition, so these consumable items require physical verification. The repeated same-day fail-and-pass entries at 126,109 and 137,331 miles imply the previous owner addressed any test issue without delay, but the absence of logged advisories means wear on tyres, wiper blades, and binding calipers is undocumented rather than confirmed absent.