2022 KIA Picanto 1.0L Petrol · FL22 KAO

The 2022 Kia Picanto presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 23 October 2025 at 18,715 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, matching the prior clean result from 8 November 2024 at 15,485 miles. Two consecutive annual tests with zero advisories or failures indicates the vehicle has been maintained to a standard that satisfies DVSA requirements. The recorded mileage shows light use for a four-year-old car. Between the November 2024 test at 15,485 miles and the October 2025 test at 18,715 miles, the vehicle covered only 3,230 miles in eleven months, averaging well below typical annual thresholds. Over its life the car has averaged roughly 4,679 miles per year. The sparse, clean record gives no evidence of rapid accumulation or neglected intervals, though low mileage combined with the unspecified periods between tests can allow fluids, seals, and brake components to degrade through inactivity rather than wear. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of consumable items not always captured in a pass result. The tester raised no advisories on tyres, brake discs, suspension bushes, or corrosion, yet standing time at low mileage can conceal flat-spotted tyres, seized calipers, or surface rust on structural mounts. Verify the condition of the exhaust emissions system and confirm the service history covers cambelt and fluid changes outside the MOT scope. Given the absence of any flagged mechanical or structural faults across both records, the vehicle shows no recurring defect trend requiring corrective action. The clean history implies previous owners addressed basic upkeep promptly, but a pre-purchase check of underbody integrity and brake binding remains sensible on a lightly used hatchback of this profile.