2018 KIA Sportage 1.6L Petrol · RV68 ACX

The vehicle presents a roadworthy status, having passed its most recent MOT test in October 2025 at 80,086 miles. The maintenance trend shows a consistent pattern where the vehicle fails an initial inspection but passes a retest days later. This suggests the previous owner was proactive in rectifying immediate defects to maintain legal compliance rather than allowing faults to accumulate. The lack of recorded advisories on the latest three tests indicates that the mechanical and structural components inspected currently meet the minimum standard. The mileage accumulation is consistent with a typical eight-year-old vehicle, averaging approximately 10,000 miles per annum. Between October 2023 at 60,039 miles and October 2024 at 71,233 miles, the car covered 11,194 miles, while another 8,853 miles were recorded in the year leading up to the October 2025 test. This steady usage suggests regular operation which is generally beneficial for maintaining components like brake seals and suspension bushings, preventing the seizing that often occurs during long periods of inactivity. While the record is clean of recurring defects, the buyer should verify the specific areas that caused the failures in October 2024 and 2025. Since these failures were resolved within days, they likely involved easily replaceable consumable items such as light bulbs, wiper blades, or minor brake adjustments rather than deep structural corrosion. Given the 80,000-mile mark, a physical inspection should focus on the condition of the control arm bushes and the thickness of the brake discs, as these components typically reach the end of their service life at this interval.