2020 KIA Niro 4 EV Electric · DA20 VMR

The Kia Niro 4 EV presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 16 February 2026 at 59,777 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the prior clean pass dated 17 February 2025 at 48,847 miles confirms a twelve-month period free of advisories or failures. The vehicle shows no worsening mechanical pattern across its recorded history. Annual mileage sits at roughly 9,963 miles, typical for a six-year-old car of this type. The records show two same-day fail-and-pass pairs: on 21 February 2024 at 39,370 then 39,375 miles, and on 17 February 2025 at 48,831 then 48,847 miles. Both failures carried no defects, indicating administrative or presentational issues at the testing station rather than mechanical faults. The 11,410-mile gain between February 2024 and February 2025, then 10,930 miles to February 2026, reflects consistent private-use accumulation with no standing periods or sudden high-use spikes. The absence of any recorded advisories on tyres, suspension bushes, brake discs, or corrosion across four tests suggests the previous owners kept basic consumables within limits. A buyer should still verify in person that the 2026 test mileage of 59,777 is genuine and not a clocking anomaly against the 2025 figure. Given the EV drivetrain, inspect the high-voltage battery cooling loop and traction motor mounts, items outside routine MOT scope but subject to wear by this age. No structural integrity concerns, exhaust emissions failures, or binding calipers appear in the DVSA data. The clean sheet means pre-purchase checks should focus on service-book evidence for inverter coolant and reduction-gear oil, not statutory test defects.