2011 KIA Sportage 1.7L Diesel · DA60 XJD

The Kia Sportage presents a broadly stable roadworthiness picture, with the most recent test on 12 November 2022 at 91,874 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend shows no worsening faults across the available history, though the record is sparse and ends roughly three and a half years before today's date, meaning current condition is unverified by MOT data. Between the 5 November 2021 pass at 85,122 miles and the 12 November 2022 pass at 91,874 miles, the vehicle covered 6,752 miles in just over twelve months, consistent with the long-term average of around 6,125 miles per year for its age. The earlier failure on 1 November 2021 at 85,120 miles is anomalous: the tester recorded no defects yet issued a fail, which usually points to an administrative or documentation issue rather than mechanical fault, and the owner corrected it within four days. No rapid accumulation or standing gaps are evident beyond the thin test coverage. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs and calipers, given the car is now fifteen years old and has sat without an MOT for over three years. The clean advisory history offers no warning of corrosion or exhaust emissions problems, but lack of recent testing means structural integrity and consumable wear such as tyres and wiper blades are unknown. Prior owners kept the Sportage to a typical mileage and produced two clean passes either side of the unexplained 2021 failure, suggesting ordinary care rather than neglect. The absence of recurring advisories implies no chronic mechanical trend, yet the stale test record demands hands-on checks before purchase.