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DF12VFE
2012 KIA PICANTO
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 998cc
General Information
- Registration DF12VFE
- Manufacturer KIA
- Model PICANTO
- Year 2012
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 998cc
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- Expires 05 Feb 2027
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
17
Total Tests
11
Passes
6
Failures
64.71%
Pass Rate
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49 Total Defects Recorded
28 Jan 2026
Pass
Mileage: 101,783 MI
Expiry date: 5 Feb 2027 19 Jun 202628 Jan 2026
Fail
Mileage: 101,783 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper damaged and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
1 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 98,672 MI
Expiry date: 5 Feb 2026 19 Jun 20265 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 95,389 MI
Expiry date: 5 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
27 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 95,173 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded Front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
6 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 85,387 MI
Expiry date: 5 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front day time running light inop
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
21 Jan 2023
Fail
Mileage: 84,951 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring with an unsafe modification incorrectly fitted (5.3.1 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front day time light inop
2 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 75,657 MI
Expiry date: 2 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
2 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 75,657 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
3 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 71,726 MI
Expiry date: 2 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
29 Jan 2021
Fail
Mileage: 71,722 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (4.1.3 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
18 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 66,608 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jan 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively Discs lipped (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Tyres worn on the inner edges (5.2.3 (e))
17 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 66,608 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush likely to become detached TOP MOUNTING BEARING COLLAPSED (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively Discs lipped (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Tyres worn on the inner edges (5.2.3 (e))
24 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 60,402 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jun 2019 19 Jun 202612 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 56,536 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jun 2018 19 Jun 202615 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 46,899 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit both (4.1.E.1)
22 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 40,081 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jun 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
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DF12VFE was registered on 2012-07-31
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