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LS05GUW
2005 KIA SPORTAGE
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1991cc
General Information
- Registration LS05GUW
- Manufacturer KIA
- Model SPORTAGE
- Year 2005
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1991cc
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- Expires 09 Jun 2026
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
20
Passes
7
Failures
74.07%
Pass Rate
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101 Total Defects Recorded
5 Jun 2025
Pass
Mileage: 97,042 MI
Expiry date: 9 Jun 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread Front and back (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
2 Jun 2025
Fail
Mileage: 97,026 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread Front and back (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
1 Jun 2024
Pass
Mileage: 88,979 MI
Expiry date: 9 Jun 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Shock absorbers has light misting of oil Nearside and offside rear (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear suspension component's corroded
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Coil spring corroded Nearside and offside rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
30 May 2024
Fail
Mileage: 88,979 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Coil spring corroded Nearside and offside rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Shock absorbers has light misting of oil Nearside and offside rear (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear suspension component's corroded
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
5 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 80,819 MI
Expiry date: 9 Jun 2024 8 Jun 202610 Jun 2022
Pass
Mileage: 74,810 MI
Expiry date: 9 Jun 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wish bone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both sides (1.1.11 (c))
- vehicle under sealed
- all suspension components corroded
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both sides (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wish bone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Macpherson strut mounting damaged but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
12 May 2022
Fail
Mileage: 74,801 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both sides (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Macpherson strut mounting damaged but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both sides (1.1.11 (c))
- all suspension components corroded
- vehicle under sealed
19 May 2021
Pass
Mileage: 68,340 MI
Expiry date: 22 May 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both sides (5.2.3 (e))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all brake pipes (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- vehicle under sealed
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
19 May 2021
Fail
Mileage: 68,338 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- vehicle under sealed
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all brake pipes (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both sides (5.2.3 (e))
23 May 2020
Pass
Mileage: 61,080 MI
Expiry date: 22 May 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- underside under seal
- undertray fitted obscuring some underside components
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all + all brake hose corrosion to ferrules (1.1.11 (c))
5 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 60,263 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2020 8 Jun 202626 Jun 2019
Fail
Mileage: 60,262 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm likely to fail (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
25 Jun 2018
Pass
Mileage: 58,732 MI
Expiry date: 27 Jun 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
20 Jun 2018
Fail
Mileage: 58,722 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
26 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 56,857 MI
Expiry date: 27 Jun 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
23 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 54,626 MI
Expiry date: 27 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- ADVANCING CORROSION TO FRONT COIL SPRING LOWER CUPS
27 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 52,464 MI
Expiry date: 27 Jun 2016 8 Jun 202628 Jun 2014
Pass
Mileage: 49,841 MI
Expiry date: 27 Jun 2015 8 Jun 202619 Jun 2013
Pass
Mileage: 47,383 MI
Expiry date: 24 Jun 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
20 Jun 2012
Pass
Mileage: 44,603 MI
Expiry date: 24 Jun 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
25 Jun 2011
Pass
Mileage: 41,642 MI
Expiry date: 24 Jun 2012 8 Jun 202623 Jun 2010
Pass
Mileage: 38,490 MI
Expiry date: 22 Jun 2011 8 Jun 202614 Apr 2010
Pass
Mileage: 38,125 MI
Expiry date: 21 Apr 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
20 Apr 2009
Pass
Mileage: 29,347 MI
Expiry date: 21 Apr 2010 8 Jun 202622 Apr 2008
Pass
Mileage: 20,620 MI
Expiry date: 21 Apr 2009 8 Jun 202629 Feb 2008
Pass
Mileage: 20,581 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2009 8 Jun 202628 Feb 2008
Fail
Mileage: 20,581 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
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LS05GUW was registered on 2005-05-11
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