2015 KIA Picanto 1.0L Petrol · FY15 HHD

The most recent MOT was on 2026-04-07 at 93,238 miles — just over two months ago — and it passed, but with four defects flagged. Two brake pipes (nearside and offside rear) are corroded and covered in grease or other material — a repeat issue seen on the 2025-04-29 test, and now worsened by the addition of the nearside rear pipe. Corrosion plus grease coverage hides the true condition and risks sudden failure under pressure. The nearside front tyre is worn close to the legal limit and unevenly — likely due to alignment or suspension issues. This ties into the recurring suspension wear: an offside front suspension arm pin or bush was noted as worn in both 2024 and 2026 MOTs, and now the nearside front suspension is also implicated via the tyre wear pattern. The defect trend is worsening — new corrosion has appeared, existing wear has persisted across three years, and tyre wear now signals possible developing alignment or geometry problems. At 93,238 miles over 11 years, average use is about 8,476 miles per year — broadly typical. This suggests no extreme under-use (which risks seized components or degraded rubber) nor excessive hard use (which would typically show more widespread wear), but the corrosion and suspension wear point to environmental exposure and gradual deterioration rather than abuse. The MOT history is otherwise clean — no failures since at least 2022, and only minor, non-critical defects until recently. But the repetition and progression of brake pipe corrosion and suspension wear mean this isn’t just routine ageing — it’s a developing safety concern.