2016 KIA Sportage 1.6L Petrol · FM65 XMJ

The 2016 Kia Sportage presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 29 January 2026 at 69,151 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the two prior annual tests in January 2025 at 59,540 miles and November 2023 at 50,443 miles also passed clean. The vehicle shows no escalating faults and no outstanding advisories across its later history. Recorded mileage sits at 69,151 against a ten-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 6,900 miles per year, which is typical for the age. The gap between the November 2023 pass at 50,443 miles and the January 2025 pass at 59,540 miles reflects about 9,100 miles over fourteen months, a normal use rate. The clean record from 2023 onward gives little to suggest neglected consumables or deferred mechanical work in the recent period. The only blemish appears in early November 2023, when the Sportage failed twice on 6 and 13 November at 50,237 and 50,397 miles before passing on 16 November at 50,443 miles. The DVSA entry logs no defects against either failure, which points to administrative or documentation issues at the testing station rather than a mechanical fault. A buyer should still confirm the V5C and test certificate paperwork for that window, since repeated no-defect failures are unusual. In person, the buyer should verify suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, and underbody corrosion are as clean as the recent passes imply. Given the low annual mileage, check for moisture ingress or standing-related perishing on tyres and brake calipers. The history gives no flag for structural integrity concerns, but a visual inspection underneath remains sound practice on any ten-year-old SUV.