2022 KIA Sportage 3 ISG 1.6L Petrol · SM22 AHC

The Kia Sportage presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT test on 13 May 2025 at 25,873 miles, where the tester recorded no defects. The maintenance trend reads as stable, with the only blemish being a failed test five days earlier on 8 May 2025 at 25,813 miles that listed no defects. Such a clean failure with zero recorded faults typically points to an administrative or documentation issue at the testing station rather than a mechanical defect, and the immediate pass confirms the vehicle carried no outstanding advisories or roadworthiness concerns at that point. The recorded mileage of 25,873 against a 2022 registration gives an average of roughly 6,468 miles per year, which sits within typical use for this age of vehicle. The gap between the two May 2025 tests covers only 60 miles, showing the car was scarcely driven in the interval. Beyond that pair of entries the history is sparse, with no earlier tests logged, so we cannot chart long-term wear patterns on consumables such as brake discs, tyres, or suspension bushes from the official record alone. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the limited test history. The absence of advisories on the May 2025 pass means coil springs, exhaust emissions, and brake calipers showed no flagged wear, but low annual mileage can mask seized suspension components or flat-spotted tyres from prolonged standing. Verify the service book against the 25,813 to 25,873 mileage window to confirm the earlier failure was clerical and not a withheld defect.